This report is submitted to accompany a bill reauthorizing the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee. In the report, the Committee recommends that the bill be passed with a suggested amendment in the nature of a substitute The report is divided into six parts. Part I,…

This book is designed to enable school administrators to actively participate in planning and implementing school safety and public relations activities. It provides a conceptual framework of the public relations process and shows its practical application to the problems of school crime and student misbehavior, through discussion of school public…

A program and related materials for providing child care free of charge in the aftermath of widespread disaster to children ranging in age from infancy through second grade are described in this guidebook. In Section I, the Temporary Emergency Child Care (TECC) program is discussed. In particular, the nature of TECC services is indicated, the…

This chapter discusses legal ramifications of administrative decisions in schools involving bombs and bomb threats, false fire alarms, searches and seizure, and police investigations in the schools. In the case of bomb threats, the principal and not the police must take the legal responsibility for making the decision of whether or not to evacuate…

This guide is devoted to development of instructional units dealing with threats to human survival. It addresses both natural and man-made disasters. Chapters include descriptions of specific threats and suggested approaches to dealing with them. Appendices present source information for films, free resource material, physical education material,…

This booklet is intended to accompany lessons dealing with threats to human survival. It addresses both natural and man-made disasters. Chapters present photos and diagrams along with descriptions of specific threats and suggested approaches to dealing with them. Chapters include: (1) Disasters, (2) Survival in the Nuclear Age, (3) Civil…

This guide, intended for participants in the fifth course of the National School Resource Network Core Curriculum, contains an activity/content summary for each module of the course, worksheets, and background materials. Designed to address the full range of preventive measures utilized to improve the security of the school both during and after…

A pilot project to assess the usefulness of rural volunteer Emergency Medical Coordinators (EMC's) was initiated in 36 rural Georgian towns of less than 2,000 population. An EMC program was established in those 36 rural towns that had no physician or ambulance service, to provide a rapid response to accidental injuries in order to maintain life…

This compilation of checklists was designed to facilitate internal agency improvements by providing a convenient and efficient framework for self-assessment of child welfare services. Checklists in question format are organized into seven sections arranged to reflect the sequence of decisions or activities that occur in an agency offering child…

This study of the peaceful uses of military forces (PUMF) offers a compendium of information and principles for the planning and conduct of such PUMF activities as meeting disaster or emergency relief situations, education and training, and economic and social projects. The provision of training opportunities by the military is a means of…

The study examines goal preferences regarding emergency educational programs such as the Columbus School Without Schools Program conducted during the energy shortages of 1977. Preferences of diverse educator groups were analyzed by the multi-dimensional scaling program MDPREF. A two-dimensional solution was obtained, the first dimension being an…

This document comprises three reports to Congress on activities and programs which are administered by the Office of Education for the Assistant Secretary for Education of the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Periodic reports are required under section 714 of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) of 1972 (Title VII of Public Law…

Describes development of a coal mining training curriculum in West Virginia for adults and high school students, as well as programs to retrain people in new equipment repair and in the emergency medical services required by state law. (MF)

Describes events leading to a flood in the Wehr Chemistry Laboratory at Marquette University, discussing steps taken to minimize damage upon discovery. Analyzes the problem of flooding in the chemical laboratory and outlines seven steps of flood control: prevention; minimization; early detection; stopping the flood; evaluation; clean-up; and…

In July 2002, the National Association of School Resource Officers (school-based police officers) administered a 52-item questionnaire to its members attending the Association's annual conference. The survey covered the officers' views on school security and safety. This report presents the results of that survey. A total of 658 surveys were…