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Acts of terrorism and mass violence targeting schools : Analysis and implications for preparedness in the USA

Jeff Schlegelmilch, Elisaveta Petkova, Stephanie Martinez and Irwin Redlener
Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 10 (3), 280-289 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.69554/PXMG6899

Abstract

To enhance the preparedness of US schools to acts of terrorism and mass violence, the landscape of threats against schools must first be understood. This includes exploring the global trends of acts of terrorism against schools, as well as looking specifically at the history of terrorism and acts of mass violence against schools domestically. This paper conducts a review of two databases in order to look at the trends in acts of terrorism and mass violence carried out against schools, and provides recommendations for domestic school preparedness based on this information.

Keywords: school preparedness; terrorism; homeland security; children and disasters

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Jeff Schlegelmilch is the Deputy Director for the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. He oversees projects related to the practice of disaster preparedness and guides the development of strategic planning for the centre. His areas of expertise include public health policy and preparedness, community resilience and public-private partnerships.

Elisaveta Petkova is a project director at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. She holds a doctorate in public health from Columbia University and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Minnesota, both in environmental health sciences. Her work is focused on preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters, environmental health policy and population health impacts assessments.

Stephanie Martinez is a graduate research assistant at National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. She is currently a graduate student at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and School of Public Health.

Irwin Redlener is the Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. He is also Professor of Health Policy and Management and Pediatrics at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. He is a nationally recognised expert on disaster preparedness policies, pandemic influenza, the threat of terrorism in the USA, the impact and consequences of major natural disasters and related issues. Dr Redlener is the author of Americans At Risk: Why We Are Not Prepared For Megadisasters and What We Can Do Now (Alfred A. Knopf, 2006) and recently served as one of the 10 members of the congressionally established National Commission on Children and Disasters.

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Schlegelmilch, Jeff, Petkova, Elisaveta, Martinez, Stephanie and Redlener, Irwin (2017, March 1). Acts of terrorism and mass violence targeting schools : Analysis and implications for preparedness in the USA. In the Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, Volume 10, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.69554/PXMG6899.

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