Classroom Emergency Preparedness for Teachers
Classroom Emergency Supplies
Make sure you have: Emergency food and water, first aid supplies, emergency lighting and radios, emergency sanitation supplies, search and rescue equipment, emergency shelter
See also: American Red Cross Emergency Supplies for Schools [Checklist]
Disaster Supply Kit [Checklist from Be Ready Utah]
Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center - A one-page PDF that contains an emergency supplies checklist for administrators, for classrooms, and for individual students and staff
- Alcohol or antiseptic wipes
- Baby wipes (for exploding pens)
- Bandaids (for paper cuts)
- Bottled water
- Clipboard, with student lists and pen securely attached
- CPR mask with one-way valve
- Disinfectant and paper towels (for disinfecting desktops)
- Disposable surgical masks
- Duct tape (2 rolls, for sealing doors and windows)
- Emergency AM/FM radio
- Emergency checklists or plans
- Emergency space/thermal blanket (3)
- Emergency whistle with lanyard
- First aid kit
- First aid manual
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Food (shelf stable items like granola bars to tide you or students over in an unexpected emergency)
- Hand sanitizer
- Honey packets (for diabetics)
- Instant cold compress (for sprains)
- Kleenex (for bloody/runny noses)
- Latex-free gloves (6 pair)
- Light sticks (12-hour emergency ones)
- List of students with special needs in a sealed envelope marked confidential
- Menstrual pad (for feminine emergencies and can also be used to stop severe bleeding)
- Multipurpose tool
- Pressure bandages
- Pry bar
- Rain poncho
- Reflective safety vest
- Safety goggles
- Safety pins (for clothing emergencies)
- Student activity ideas
- Student attendance list
- Supplies for an extended lockdown (food, water, toileting supplies)
- Triangular bandage (for breaks, sprains, and strains)
- Trash bags and toilet paper (for emergency toileting)
- Tweezers (for splinters)
- Work gloves
See also: American Red Cross Emergency Supplies for Schools [Checklist]
Disaster Supply Kit [Checklist from Be Ready Utah]
Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center - A one-page PDF that contains an emergency supplies checklist for administrators, for classrooms, and for individual students and staff
Be Ready Schools (Utah)
Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center - A one-page PDF that contains an emergency supplies checklist for administrators, for classrooms, and for individual students and staff
School Readiness 12-point Program - A one-page PDF list of 12 areas school districts and school administrators should consider when planning for emergencies
Student Personal Preparedness Kit - A one-page list of ideas for items students might put in a personal preparedness kit that they carry with them in their school backpacks
School Readiness 12-point Program - A one-page PDF list of 12 areas school districts and school administrators should consider when planning for emergencies
Student Personal Preparedness Kit - A one-page list of ideas for items students might put in a personal preparedness kit that they carry with them in their school backpacks
Bomb Threats
Bomb Threat - A 4-step process staff can follow when a bomb threat is received (from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Bomb Threat Training Program - 9-page PDF with practical checklists for managing phone calls, searching the classroom, etc.
Bomb Threat Training Program - 9-page PDF with practical checklists for managing phone calls, searching the classroom, etc.
Crisis Response
Help Kids Cope with Crisis: What to Say to Help Them Feel Safe & Secure (Dr. Charles Fay)
Standard Response Protocol - A 2-page PDF that outlines what to do if holding, securing, lockdown, evacuation, or sheltering are required at school (from Texas State)
Standard Response Protocol - A 2-page PDF that outlines what to do if holding, securing, lockdown, evacuation, or sheltering are required at school (from Texas State)
First Aid for the Classroom
School Preparedness Kits
Disaster Caches (Lincoln County School District)
School Schootings
As A Teacher, What Should I Know About Classroom Door Lockdowns? - An excellent post that provides lots of helpful statistics about when school shootings tend to occur, etc., along with age-specific tips for classroom teachers for managing such events (along with a video)
Helping Students After a School Shooting - An extensive list of resources from the American School Counselor's Association
7 Tips to Set Up a Safer Classroom To Guard Against School Shootings - An excellent two-page PDF handout
Tips for Protecting Children in Violence-based Emergencies - A 3-page PDF with ideas for teachers and practice exercises for students
Suicide Prevention
5 Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain - An infographic that is part of a webpage on suicide prevention from the National Institutes of Mental Health
Healing Our Schools After a Loss: A Toolkit for Responding to Suicide or Sudden Death (from the Utah State Board of Education)
Preventing Suicide: The Role of High School Teachers - A 7 page PDF with basic information and resources for high school teachers
Suicide Warning Signs (from the American Suicide Prevention Foundation) [Infographic]
Warning Signs of Suicide - A webpage with statistics and warning signs, including this infographic (from Maricopa County)
Suicide: What can my organization do? (from the MPHSS Collaborative)
Suicide Prevention in Schools (Protective Factors & Risk Factors Infographics) - A webpage with useful infographics from the state of Montana