School Actions for Emergencies
6 hours and 1 minute ago Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
On Nov. 18, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, announced the availability of a free program -- Wired With Wisdom -- aimed at addressing internet threats to children through improved parental education, reports the Deseret News.
Nov 19, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
As social-networking sites attract younger followers, schools across the country are grappling with the fuzzy boundary between harmless online chatter and valid security concerns, reports the Dallas Morning News.
Nov 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: Safety & security Security
The Social Security numbers, home addresses, and phone contacts for at least 300 students who applied for admission to Cal Poly Pomona six years ago were unintentionally disclosed online, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Nov 16, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
Calculator hackers are a small band of enthusiasts who revel in making their devices perform sometimes oddball tasks. But to engage in some of their antics, they have to get around the Texas Instruments coding that aims to prevent hobbyists from hijacking the devices -- and TI isn't happy about this, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Nov 16, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: School Administration Computer security
An investigation by Prince George's County, Md., school officials found the SchoolMax scheduling system that snarled the first days of the new school year had significant shortcomings that required repeated repairs. But it also determined that replacing the system would be more costly and time-consuming than fixing it, reports the Washington Post.
Gunman at upstate NY school surrenders to policeNov 10, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
A former student held a New York school administrator hostage for more than an hour on Nov. 10, then surrendered to police without firing a shot, officials said. No one was injured.
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In an exclusive interview with eSchool News Editor Gregg W. Downey, New Orleans' newly reelected mayor, Ray Nagin, talked about the key role technology will play in restoring education in New Orleans.
Terry Smithson Interview part 1Jul 05, 2006
In this three-part interview with eSN TV, HELP Team leader Terry Smithson speaks with Editor Gregg W. Downey about HELP's continuing work.
Emergency Preparedness Plans
Safety starts with planning. For schools to create safe environments, educators need to think about how to respond quickly and effectively in the event of trouble. In this section of the S.A.F.E. Center, the editors of eSchool News have compiled examples of actual school disaster plans submitted by members of ISTE® and others.
Identifying factors such as school names, locations, telephone numbers, key contact personnel, and designated meeting places have been omitted to protect each school security plan's confidentiality.
Every school is unique and requires planning of its own, but to give you ideas and examples for comparison, here are sample emergency and disaster plans from schools from coast to coast. We hope these resources will help you as you seek to create safer learning environments for your students, faculty, and staff members.
Index of Emergency Preparedness Plans
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