Supporting Students With Disabilities During School Crises: A Teacher’s Guide

Laura S. Clarke, Dusty Columbia Embury, Ruth E. Jones, Nina Yssel

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Abstract

Most schools have crisis plans to support student safety, but few plans address the complex needs of students with disabilities. School supports should include analysis of school plans and student strengths and needs to ensure that students with disabilities have the best opportunity to be safe in school crises. Recommendations include developing
individual emergency and lockdown plans to provide procedures for explicit instruction and needed supports for students with disabilities during a crisis. Implications for such plans and support for their development are included.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-178
Number of pages10
JournalTeaching Exceptional Children
Volume46
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2014

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Keywords

  • IELP
  • crisis plans
  • individualized emergency and lockdown plan
  • school safety

Disciplines

  • Education

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