Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook.

INTRODUCTION
Develop a policy for students who walk home or drive their own
vehicle:
# Keep students at school under supervision until
the storm passes, walking is safe, or
transportation is provided.
Alternate options include:
# Dismissing students early, before an anticipated
storm becomes severe.
# Providing emergency transportation.
# Developing policies for school cancellation,
delayed school opening, or late dismissal when
road conditions are unsafe.
When an electrical charge is felt:
# Hair stands on end.
# Skin tingles.
# Lightning may be about to strike you; drop to the
ground immediately.
Tornados
A tornado is a deceptively violent, spinning column of air in
contact with both a cumiliform cloud base and the surface of
the earth. A tornado is typically shaped like a funnel, with the
narrow end on the ground.
Develop an early warning system to alert all schools with local
emergency management authorities:
# Hold pre-season drills at each facility.
# Equip each facility with a distinct tornado alarm. It
should not be confused with fire alarm or any
other type of alarm or evacuation signal.
# Instruct staff on specific district policies and
procedures to protect students, to protect facilities,
and to relocate students.
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