Developing a Bomb Threat Annex: Enhancing the Higher Ed Emergency Operations Plan. Fact Sheet

Institution	Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center
Titel	Developing a Bomb Threat Annex: Enhancing the Higher Ed Emergency Operations Plan. Fact Sheet
Quelle	(2022), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Safety; School Security; Emergency Programs; Violence; Weapons; Campuses; Higher Education; Universities; Black Colleges; Planning; Program Implementation; Risk Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hilfsprogramm; Gewalt; Weapon; Waffe; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Risikoabschätzung
Abstract	Our nation's postsecondary institutions are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for the students, faculty, and staff who live, work, and study on campus. Planning for emergencies may be challenging for institutions of higher education (IHEs) because of geography, environment, governance, around-the clock-operations, and the multiage population served. While the risk and vulnerability for certain types of threats and hazards may be driven by location and other factors, some threat and hazard types, including bomb threats, can universally impact all IHEs. However, in 2022, there was an unprecedented spike in bomb threats targeted at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In the first 3 months of 2022, more than one-third of our country's HBCUs received bomb threats. As a result of these threats, learning was disrupted and critical resources were diverted to emergency response, adding to the burden already placed on overwhelmed campus mental health systems. Considering this rise in bomb threats and the high number of those bomb threats disproportionately targeting HBCUs, additional resources, strategies, and planning are needed to maintain the safety and security of all students, faculty, and staff, regardless of the institution type. This fact sheet outlines how IHE core planning teams can plan for potential bomb threats through the creation and modification of a higher education emergency operations plan (EOP) that addresses the threat in a Bomb Threat Annex. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	REMS TA Center. 8757 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 855-781-7367; e-mail: info@remstacenter.org; Website: https://rems.ed.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01