Key Definitions

• Common Procedures: Standardized, specific actions for school staff and students to take in response to a variety of hazards, threats, or incidents. Examples include evacuation, shelter-in-place, and parent-student reunification.
• Specialized Procedures: Standardized actions for specific populations or situations during an incident or emergency. Examples include special needs populations, off-campus events, continuity of operations, mass care, and psychological healing.

Resources

Click on a link below to access resources on developing procedures and protocols.

• Common and Specialized Procedures
• Hazard- and Incident-Specific Procedures

Click on this link for Toolkit resources on analyzing hazards.

Common and Specialized Procedures

Evacuation

• Evacuating the School Bus Seminar: DOC|PPT
• Evacuating the Special Needs Population
• Evacuation and Reunification – Deer Valley Unified School District
  This video documents the Deer Valley Unified School District exercising their evacuation and reunification drills and procedures. Available at the Deer Valley Unified School District Web site: www.dvusd.org

Shelter-in-Place

• Residential Shelter-in-Place – FEMA/Emergency Management Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  This training video provides instruction on how to shelter-in-place in the event of a hazmat incident. Video, transcripts, and key photos are available at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Web site: emc.ornl.gov
• Shelter-in-Place Drill Checklist

Parent-Student Reunification

• General Suggestions for Parent-Student Reunification Plans for Schools
• Parent-Student Reunification Procedures

Psychological Healing

• Emotional and Behavioral Reactions of Children to Disasters
• Guidelines for Student/Staff Sudden Death
• Managing the Psychological Aftermath of School Incidents Seminar: DOC|PPT
• Planning for the Psychological Aftermath of School Tragedy
• Suggestions on Leading Class Discussions after a Death
• The Issue of Staff Grief
• When to Refer a Child to Mental Health Professionals: Preschool and Elementary School Students

Hazard- and Incident-Specific Procedures

Natural Hazards

• Communication and Collaboration During Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned
• Earthquake Procedures
• Fire Procedures
• Flood Procedures
• Pandemic Influenza: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: A Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Schools
• Pandemic Influenza Checklist
• Responding to Infectious Disease: Multiple Cases of Staph Infections in Rural School District
• Responding to Pandemic Flu in the Classroom Seminar: DOC|PPT
• Tornado Procedures

Technological Hazards

• Hazardous Materials Incident Procedures
• School Chemistry Lab Safety Guide

Human-Caused Hazards

• Addressing Cyberbullying Seminar: DOC|PPT
• The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States
• Involving Students in Prevention Checklist
• School Violence Prevention and Intervention Checklist
• Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates. Available at the Secret Service Web site: www.secretservice.gov