• All visitors are required to sign-in with the receptionist and wear a visitor's pass.
• All school cancellations, delays and notices due to emergency situations are reported to television channels 4, 5, 7 and 25 as well as radio station WTAG in Worcester. You may also logon to Cancellations.com for school updates.
• In case of an emergency evacuation the school has designated the Odd Fellows Retirement Home located at 104 Randolph Rd. (across from Higgins Armory Museum) as our evacuation site. Telephone: 508-853-6687
• Please keep the school informed of any address or phone number changes.
• The school reviews all safety plans with the Worcester Fire and Police Department.

Helpful links

• Division of Adolescent and School Health
• Biological and Chemical Terrorism: CDC Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response
• Smallpox Outbreak Response Plan and Guidelines
• National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program
• Emergency Health Services
• Public Health Practice Program, which includes both a state and a local Emergency Preparedness and Response Inventory, tools for rapid assessment of response capacity
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, which includes information about biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism and related planning and response efforts

• Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• Suggestions for Educators Meeting the Needs of Students in the Aftermath of September 11th
• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention, and crisis response plans.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• The Federal Emergency Response Plan establishes a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of federal assistance to address the consequences of any major disaster or emergency.
• School Safety Training Programs
• Are you Ready Guide
• FEMA for Kids includes information about disaster planning for schools, and information for teachers about talking to kids about terrorism.

• National Education Association Crisis Communications Guide and Toolkit
• American Red Cross' Recommended Emergency Supplies for Schools fact sheet
• National Conference of State Legislatures web site for States considering terrorism legislation
• The National Governors Association's Homeland Security web page provides up-to-date information and advice for states on homeland security and bioterrorism issues.
• The Council of Chief State School Officers School Health Project
• National Emergency Management Association
• The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ASTHO Responds to Terrorism
• American Association of School Administrators fact sheet: The Central-Office Role in School Emergencies

• Advice on communicating with children about disasters
• The Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs
• Family Readiness Kit: Preparing to Handle Disasters

• American Psychological Association
  Includes material on managing traumatic stress and provides guidelines tailored to school children and youth at the elementary, middle/junior high, and senior high school levels.
• National Association of School Psychologists
  Includes tips for parents and teachers on talking with kids about terrorism, as well as a new resource, Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention, which can be ordered online.
• The Center for the Study of Mental Health in Schools
  Provides crisis prevention and response information.