Crisis Response Box - A guide for school-wide critical incident response

Recent tragedies on school campuses in Mount Morris Township, Michigan; Littleton, Colorado; and Conyers, Georgia raise serious concerns about school safety. School and law enforcement officials involved in these tragedies reinforce one resounding message:
It can happen to you.

The Crisis Response Box is a guide to assist schools in crisis
prevention planning. A strong crisis response strategy is designed
to contain a crisis and thereby reduce the risk of violence or trauma
to students and school personnel. “The box” is a unique product
of the California Attorney General and State Superintendent of
Public Instruction’s Safe Schools Task Force, developed to help schools,
local law enforcement and emergency services personnel prepare for a school emergency.

The Crisis Response Box is an invaluable resource if a critical incident ever arises at your school. It walks you through the steps necessary to assemble a school emergency response plan adapted for your school and community before an event occurs.

School and law enforcement officials involved in most of the recent major school shooting incidents across the nation helped design this tool based on the lessons they learned.
It includes what they wished they had had at their fingertips when crisis hit their schools. With this powerful tool, you will have at hand the information you need if an emergency strikes – for maximum protection of students and staff and a swift recovery of the entire school community.

Comprehensive school crisis prevention planning includes assembling the box, coordinating with all those who will be involved if a crisis occurs, conducting practice drills and identifying security needs. The box, therefore, is designed to be both a process and a result. It consists of bringing together school officials, law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel in the collaborative process required to meet your school’s disaster planning needs. And, it will result in a tangible aid to gaining control of any school critical incident.&nbsp