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Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2022
As the 2021-22 academic year came to a close, the United States was rocked by the news of another school mass shooting, this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen fourth-grade students and two of their teachers were killed when an 18-year-old former student entered the school through an unlocked door, made his way to his former…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Violence, Weapons, Student Behavior
Smith, William D. – American School Board Journal, 1984
A neighborhood's reaction to the announcement of a school closing involves the five progressive stages Elisabeth Kubler-Ross describes as inevitable for one's reaction to the death of a friend or relative. (DCS)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Death, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Response
McLaughlin, Thomas E. – American School Board Journal, 1994
When Issaquah (Washington) superintendent, after battling a brain tumor, entered the hospital for the last time, school district had to develop a crisis plan to deal with the possible death of the superintendent. A contingency planning team developed a telephone tree for school officials to keep in close contact with teachers and administrators.…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Death, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs