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Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools: High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans Build School Emergency Preparedness Capacity

Event Date: April 24, 2024

Presenters

Janelle Hughes, Principal and Project Director, REMS TA Center
Krista Curley, Director, Project Prevent/Mental Health, McAlester Public Schools, Oklahoma
Kimberly Daubenspeck, School Safety Director, Office of School Safety and Transportation, Tennessee Department of Education
Carlton Gerald, Assistant Director, Security and Emergency Operations, Alexandria Public Schools, Virginia
Steve McElroy, Director of Security, Westerville City Schools, Ohio
Zaria Naqvi, Student and Emergency Preparedness Advocate, Maryland

Webinar

Recording

PLAY

Duration: 92 minutes

Supporting Documents

Presentation

Details

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center, and the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) hosted the second Webinar in the Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools Miniseries: High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans Build School Emergency Preparedness Capacity.

During this webinar, partners provided an overview of preparedness strategies. They emphasized the importance of including a Gun Violence Annex in an emergency operations plan (EOP) and how EOPs and their annexes can be used as emergency preparedness tools. Additionally, they shared lessons learned around conducting trauma-informed exercises and drills that offer opportunities to practice courses of action outlined in EOPs and Gun Violence Annexes as well as engaging with School Resource Officers and other community-based organizations in efforts to prepare for incidents of violence within the school setting.