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Safe School Plan Continued
12. Selecting and retaining professional education staff who are sensitive to the needs of students of
all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and students with
disabilities.
13. An environment free from harassment, discrimination, and violence on any of the bases
enumerated in the prohibition of discrimination contained in applicable law.
Crisis and Disaster: Mitigation and Prevention
Mitigation
“Mitigation” is defined as the activities designed to reduce or eliminate risks to persons or property or to
lessen the actual or potential effects or consequences of an incident. Mitigation measures may be
implemented prior to, during, or after an incident. Mitigation measures are often informed by lessons
learned from prior incidents. Mitigation measures may include zoning and building codes, school
facility design, and analysis of hazard-related data to determine where it is safe to build or locate
temporary facilities. Mitigation can include efforts to educate government, businesses, and the public on
measures they can take to reduce loss and injury (Author, March 1, 2004, National Incident Management
System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security).
Prevention
“Prevention” includes actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring.
Prevention involves measures to protect lives and property. It involves applying assessment, survey and
other “intelligence” or information to a range of activities that may include such countermeasures as
deterrence operations; heightened inspections; school perimeter control, registration of visitors,
improved surveillance and security operations; investigations to determine the full nature and source of
threat; public health surveillance and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or quarantine; and, as
appropriate, specific law enforcement operations aimed at deterring, preempting, interdicting, or
disrupting illegal activity and apprehending potential perpetrators (Author, March 1, 2004, National
Incident Management System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security).
The goals of mitigation and prevention include decreasing the need for response as opposed to simply
increasing response capability. Typical strategies include the following.
Universal Approached to Improving School Safety Plan
Our School has closed off all unused stairwells and avoids leaving areas of the school unused.
Our School has minimized blind spots around the school facility.
Our School has purchased and uses parabolic/convex mirrors by portable classrooms and in
critical hall areas permitting staff to see around corners.
Our School has installed an alarm system (and/or) a video monitoring system.
Our School has set a priority to keep buildings clean and maintained.
Our School has located its playground equipment where it is easily observed.
Our School has limited roof access by keeping dumpsters away from building walls.
Our School has covered drainpipes so they cannot be climbed.
Our School avoids decorative hedges and plants all new trees at least ten feet from buildings.
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