States Still Fall Short on Schools’ Disaster Preparedness, Says Report – Education Week

Guest post by Alyssa Morones

Despite the tragedies of the last school year in Newtown, Conn., and Moore, Okla., more than half of states are lacking when it comes to their policies and plans for school emergency preparedness, according to Save the Children’s 2013 National Report Card on Protecting Children in Disasters.

The report judged states’ school preparedness based on four minimum standards:

• A plan for evacuating children in child care;

• A plan for reuniting families after a disaster;

• A plan for children with disabilities and those with access and functional needs;

• And a plan for multiple types of hazards for K-12 schools.

via States Still Fall Short on Schools’ Disaster Preparedness, Says Report – Rules for Engagement – Education Week.