The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as a result of surveying school districts across the country, has determined that many of those school districts are not adequately prepared to respond to natural disasters, especially an influenza pandemic or other type of infectious disease outbreak. In fact, more than 20 percent of US school districts still need to develop plans for responding to natural disasters and only 65 percent have policies for responding to an influenza pandemic or other infectious disease outbreak.

Further, nearly 75 percent of US school districts have plans in place to reunite students with their families during an emergency and nearly 80 percent are prepared to help students and staff with special needs during an emergency and to provide mental health services afterward.

Source: PhillyVoice.com