Preschool Preparedness for an Active Shooter

by Andrew Roszak JD, MPA

Overview

No education professional wants to think about an active shooter on campus. Recent tragic events illustrate a clear and imminent need to prepare educators for these threats. Public institutions are required by law to follow rules and regulations to train for emergency responses, and several states have enacted or are considering enacting regulations specific to early childhood programs.

Preschool Preparedness for an Active Shooter, the first book in the new Preparing for the Unexpected series, acknowledges and balances the harsh realities and challenges of emergency preparedness.

Learn how to:

• develop situational awareness,
• create rings of security in your facility,
• promote a culture of safety,
• respond in an emergency,
• conduct drills, and
• instill emergency practices in children that will last a lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876598368
Publisher:	Gryphon House Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2020
Series:	Preparing for the Unexpected
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	88
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Andrew Roszak, JD, MPA, EMT-P, serves as the executive director at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness, an organization that works to enhance emergency preparedness, response, and recover for early childhood professionals. Previously, he served as the senior director for emergency preparedness at Child Care Aware of America. He is a co-author of the Head Start Emergency Manual.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Background on the Threat 5

Chapter 2 Historical Lessons Learned 9

Columbine High School, 1999

Virginia Tech, 2007

Sandy Hook Elementary School, 2012

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 2018

Chapter 3 Applying the Lessons Learned to Early Childhood Facilities 23

Notification

Staff Empowerment

Locks and Access

Parental Notification, Accountability, and Reunification

Chapter 4 Situational Awareness and Creating a Culture of Safety 27

Rings of Security

Creating a Culture of Safety

Chapter 5 Taking Action 41

Run, Fight, Hide

Reporting the Emergency

Chapter 6 Conducting Drills 57

Conclusion 61

Tools and Resources 62

References and Recommended Reading 64

Index 71