K-12 School Safety 2023 Survey Report

When emergencies do occur, it is paramount that both parents and teachers have real-time awareness and familiarity with preparedness and response plans.

The good news is that confidence in school emergency preparedness and response plans is high, with parents saying they are confident (73%) and teachers reporting they are slightly more confident (80%). When emergencies do occur, it is paramount that both parents and teachers have real-time awareness and familiarity with preparedness and response plans. Seventy-seven percent of parents indicate that they are familiar with their child’s school emergency preparedness and response plans, and 75% know which safety measures are in place for certain situations. For teachers, 73% say that they have real-time awareness of emergency response activities during an incident.

PARENTS Are you familiar with your child’s school emergency preparedness and response plans?

TEACHERS Do you have real-time awareness of response activities during an emergency incident?

73 %

77 %

27 %

23 %

Yes

Yes

No

No

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