RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

Cardiac death underscores schools’ need for devices, training (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/cardiac-death-underscores-schools-need-for-devices-training/RP3Ue9vMJPbCNR0E5TeeVK/#

• Article discusses the need for wider deployment and training of ADE's and use of CPR in schools.

Netflix’s ‘13 Reasons Why’ Uses a School Shooter as a Crass Soap Opera Twist (Daily Beast)  https://www.thedailybeast.com/netflixs-13-reasons-why-season-three-uses-a-school-shooter-as-a-crass-soap-opera-twist

• Season 2 cliffhanger of "13 Reasons Why" humanizes a thwarted school shooter.

School bus driver fatally electrocuted after utility pole collision (Ellwood City, PA) https://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2019/08/24/School-bus-driver-fatally-electrocuted-North-Sewickley-Beaver-County-Riverside-School-District/stories/201908240056

• Bus drives dies after hitting a utility pole and stepping on a live wire.

Police: Lakeland High teacher described way to kill students for ‘1,000-person body count’ (Polk County, FL) https://www.theledger.com/news/20190822/police-lakeland-high-teacher-described-way-to-kill-students-for-1000-person-body-count

• Teacher committed after detailing to class how he would kill 1000 in a school attack.

Governor announces plans for development of Ohio school safety center (Ohio) https://www.newswatchman.com/community/article_0fb109e9-aba8-52b1-a1b3-588021f86e64.html

• Governor DeWine outlines school safety enhancements for Ohio schools.

CMS: Safety and security a top focus as kids head back to school (Charlotte, NC) http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/cms-safety-and-security-a-top-focus-as-kids-head-back-to-school

• Article details extensive safety measures taken in a Charlotte school district. 

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

New radio communication system debuts for Fremont Schools (Sunnyvale, CA) https://fremonttribune.com/news/local/new-radio-communication-system-debuts-for-fremont-schools/article_c219eff2-0748-5848-b88d-7481acb6394f.html

• Article highlights the value of effective public safety interoperable radio communications in schools.

For Kids With Asthma, Allergies, New School Year Can Bring Flare-Ups (HealthDay News) https://consumer.healthday.com/respiratory-and-allergy-information-2/asthma-news-47/for-kids-with-asthma-allergies-new-school-year-can-bring-flare-ups-748351.html

• Returning to school after summer break can bring flare-ups for asthmatic students.

Suicide emergency prompts Fort Belknap community response (Billings, MT) https://trib.com/suicide-emergency-prompts-fort-belknap-community-response/article_34777095-c25b-5d95-becb-250e69612d7a.html

• Discussion of rise and rash of student suicides in First Nation people that can still speak in other school settings.

PEMA Updates Multi-Hazard School Safety Planning Toolkit (Harrisburg, PA) https://www.pema.pa.gov/planningandpreparedness/communityandstateplanning/Pages/All-Hazards-School-Safety-Planning-Toolkit.aspx

• PEMA toolkit updated with Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) in three parts: Basic, Functional Annexes, and Threat- Hazard Annexes. The material posted by PEMA is an effective base for those schools seeking to build their plan in-house. This update reflects the work of Rain Public Planning and others ending in 2017. In the past 2-years RPP has refined and expanded the 2017 work.