Crisis Management Bag gives school staff a weapon in emergencies

An improved crisis management plan designed specifically for area schools was developed prior to the start of the current 2007/2008 school year.

Among the implementations to come out of the pre-school year review and training session by the faculty and staff at local schools was the idea for a crisis management tool bag.

An innovation of Deputy Leah Loveday, the School Resource Officer at the Sevierville Primary School, the crisis management tool bag is designed to help teachers and staff to be better equipped and organized in the event of an emergency or a crisis situation if such an occurrence should happen during school hours.

The crisis management bag contains items that are deemed necessary and/or useful should an emergency situation unfold. The staff and teachers have all of the items together in one place so less time and thought is required for "getting everything together" should a crisis situation arise with no warning.