Resources
OSDFS Emergency Planning Web Site
U.S. Department of Education, Offi ce of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, 2007
This Web site provides resources that schools can use for all
aspects of emergency and crisis planning. It includes guides,
archived webcasts, grants information, and announcements for
trainings.
Visit the site at http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan.
OJP Safer Schools Web Site
U.S. Department of Justice, Offi ce of Justice Programs, 2007
This Web site offers links to suggested prevention programs, publications,
resource centers, and research, all focused on promoting
safety among youths.
Visit the site at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/topics/saferschools.htm.
Threat Assessment in Schools:
A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School
Climates
U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Department of Education, 2002
This guide is the companion to the fi nal report of the Safe School
Initiative conducted in 2002. It sets forth the threat assessment
process for identifying, assessing, and managing students who
may pose a threat of targeted violence in schools. The guide
describes how to develop a threat assessment team, steps to take
when a threat or other relevent information comes to light, when
to involve law enforcement, information sharing, and safe school
climates.
Free online at http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_guide.pdf.
Masters of Disaster
American Red Cross, 1999–2006
The Masters of Disaster curriculum contains ready-to-go lesson
plans, activities, and demonstrations on disaster-related topics
that teachers can incorporate within core subject areas. Lessons
strengthen students’ core academic skills in science, math, social
studies, and language arts while educating them about hazards
that cause injury, death, and damage.
Download materials for free at http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters or order kits from your local Red Cross chapter.
Facing Fear: Helping Young People Deal with Terrorism and Other Tragic Events
American Red Cross, 2001
A supplement to the Masters of Disaster, lesson plans and activities
are geared to help children deal with concerns, fear, anger,
and other feelings in the aftermath of a tragic event.
Download materials for free at http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/facingfear or order from your local Red Cross chapter.
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