Prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (2008).
Educational leaders must comprehend the hazards associated with earthquakes and conduct school safety assessments to prepare, minimize, and recover from the devastation that threatens the lives of students, teachers, and staff. This guide introduces earthquake basics, preparation measures, reduction of nonstructural hazards, and offers an assessment checklist to evaluate current school facilities (Appendix A: Reducing Nonstructural Hazards in Schools Assessment and Appendix B: An Overview of Earthquake Damage to U.S. Schools).
