How are you addressing today's risk? Traditional Emergency Planning has mostly been based on the risk of fire and general accidents. Schools are now exposed to a multitude of hazards that have a far greater disruptive potential.
The perception of a "foreseeable event" and "due care" among the general public and the legal & insurance professions have changed due to advances in prediction, monitoring and potential response capabilities. This has shifted more liability onto companies and organisations.
A school’s reputation can suffer and penalties can result from inappropriate or inefficient reactions to actual or potential incidents, even when the initial threat has not been realised.
The consequences of natural phenomena, human system failures, asymmetrical threats and student violence, pose substantial hazards to educational institutions. The responsibility of emergency management, safety and security cannot be relegated and reduced into separate entities but requires comprehensive organisational involvement.
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