When a School Burns, Cool Heads and Quick Action Keep Education on Track.

Parry, Robert; Burris, Carol

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Publication Date: 1988

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When a School Burns, Cool Heads and Quick Action Keep Education on Track.

Parry, Robert; Burris, Carol

American School Board Journal, v175 n7 p37,41 Jul 1988

A fire destroyed an elementary school in the East Rockaway (New York) school system. A substitute facility, furniture, and textbooks were secured and classes opened, missing only four school days. Future precautions include insurance to cover actual reconstruction costs, smoke detectors, and a computerized inventory system. (MLF)

Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Elementary Education, Emergency Programs, Facility Improvement, Facility Inventory, Fire Insurance, Fire Protection, School Community Relationship, Shared Facilities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom

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