According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, allergies affect an estimated 8% of children in the United States. If you run a school, you likely already have an extensive plan in place to protect students with allergies. But…
Do you have therapy animals in your school or are you looking to add them? We are still learning about how COVID-19 spreads, but there have been some instances where it has been identified in animals. If you have, or…
Falls are one of the most common causes of work-related injuries at schools across the United States. A slip, trip or fall can result either in a minor injury requiring first aid or a major injury resulting in a stay…
While the media often defines “student violence” with extreme cases, such as a student bringing a weapon to school, schools are more likely to experience different kinds of issues. Students who have special needs, such as autism, may lash out…
While lockdown drills in schools are a relatively new phenomenon, emergency preparedness drills are not. They date back to the 1950s, when students practiced duck-and-cover drills to prepare for anticipated atomic attacks during the Cold War, and continued through the…