Sample Communicable Disease Annex

In light of COVID-19 profound pressures have been placed on public and private school leads. Many schools may be in the position of seeking to find or build an annex to their plan. Having been called upon to aid a district such a need we have a sample at hand.

This sample is free for schools to use as long as the RPP footer is retained. Like all plans and annexes the document is not perfect and can be improved. Your district is allowed and encouraged to enhance and improve the document. As you improve the document we ask that your work product be shared with us.

It is our hope and prayer this significant issue closes with little loss, hurt, and harm. We likewise hope this work plays a small role toward this aim.

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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.

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

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

School nurses receive disaster response training. (GA) https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/school-nurses-receive-disaster-response-training/article_fef0d680-cc08-59cf-b68a-e94a943095c0.html

•  Nurses statewide receive School Emergency Triage Training (SETT)

A push for emergency texting services across the United States https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/a-push-for-emergency-text-services-every-county-United-States

• Call for nationwide 911 texting service. 

Why are there so many mass shooting? Video https://youtu.be/oH2jtuT68mE

•  Dennis Prager of PragerU discusses his thoughts on social causes in rise of mass shootings.

Why Are There So Many Mass Shootings?

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

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

Man arrested after candy laced with foreign substance causes illness at Southampton school (Southampton, VA) https://wtkr.com/2019/06/11/7-southampton-high-school-students-hospitalized-after-unknown-substance-causing-them-to-feel-ill/

• Man arrested for distributing drug laced candy to students.

Pennsylvania Mom Outraged After Son, 7, with Down Syndrome Suffers Bloodied Face on School Bus (East Stroudsburg, PA) https://people.com/human-interest/michael-perrin-fall-bus-face-bloody-pennsylvania/

• Delayed response to Parent's request to see bus video results in police investigation.

2 teen girls at Penncrest gave student drink mixed with urine, toilet water (Media, PA) http://www.foxla.com/news/police-2-teen-girls-at-penncrest-gave-student-drink-mixed-with-urine-toilet-water

• New incident of students tricking other student to drinking contaminated toilet water.

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

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

Bill mandates school emergency plans for students with hearing loss (CT) https://ctmirror.org/2019/05/29/bill-would-mandate-school-emergency-plans-for-students-with-hearing-loss/

• Highlights need for persons with needs accommodations in EOP's.

Deadly Attack on Schoolgirls Startles Japan (Kawasaki, Japan) https://www.jems.com/articles/news/2019/05/deadly-attack-on-schoolgirls-startles-japan.html

• Man armed with knife kills 2 and injures 17 before killing himself.

A Message to the FCC: "First, Do No Harm" with Declaratory Ruling for Default Robocall Blocking (Washington, DC) http://www.insidearm.com/news/00045079-message-fcc-first-do-no-harm/

• FCC is considering changes allowing phone carriers to block robocalling; including calls from schools.

Hazmat crews called to Easton Area Middle School after pepper spray released in cafeteria (Forks Twp., PA) https://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/pepper-spray-prompts-hazmat-situation-at-easton-area-middle-school/1083217033

• Pepper spray sudo bomb threat prank finds its way to PA school.

Emergency Plans After Fire at Sullivan County School (Laporte, PA) https://wnep.com/2019/06/03/emergency-plans-after-fire-at-sullivan-county-school/

• Aftermath of an electrical fire highlights need for Continuity of Operations planning in the school setting.

What happens to kids with disabilities in school lockdowns (Today.com) https://www.today.com/parents/what-happens-kids-disabilities-school-lockdowns-t155235

• Discusses the needs of children with disabilities focus in school emergency planning.

Closer Look: First Responders | Better Together?: Regional high school training program helps county emergency service providers with recruitment (Cumberland County, PA) https://cumberlink.com/news/local/closer_look/better-together-regional-high-school-training-program-helps-county-emergency/article_998dc316-cca3-586f-afdf-1eab56d8bb94.html

• Promotes the mutual benefits of hosting student EMS training in schools.