In the last decade, more than 300 violent deaths have occurred in or near school campuses. This handbook seeks to help anyone connected with the design, construction, or administration of schools protect our schools and those within them by providing easy-to-follow guidelines for building safer school environments.
Author(s): Don Philpott
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 464
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
About the Authors......Page 15
First Steps......Page 17
Asset Protection and Risk-Threat Assessment......Page 19
Design Basis Threat......Page 25
Design Basis Threat Worksheet......Page 31
Major Steps in Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment......Page 32
Redundancy Factor......Page 33
Facility Design Principles—In the Past......Page 41
Building Design......Page 96
Interior Spaces......Page 120
Systems and Equipment......Page 144
Designing for Explosive and Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attacks......Page 155
APPENDIX 1: Sample Specs......Page 171
APPENDIX 2: Florida Department of Education Design and Construction Process......Page 183
APPENDIX 3: Building Vulnerability Assessment Checklist......Page 190
School Safety Planning and Preparedness......Page 201
Mitigation and Prevention Policies and Procedures......Page 228
Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 417
Glossary......Page 427
Index......Page 461
