Districts Eye Existing Emergency Plans
Hurricane Season, Katrina Destruction Add New Urgency
As school districts nationwide were putting out the welcome mat last week for Hurricane Katrina evacuees, some districts along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico were taking a closer look at their own plans in the event of a hurricane.
Hurricane season runs from June through November, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center has already forecast a more-active- than-normal season for such storms this year. As many as 12 more tropical storms could materialize this season, with at least four of those turning into major hurricanes.
In the 600-student Hyde County district along North Carolina’s Outer Banks—an area “devastated by Hurricane Isabel” in 2003, noted Associate Superintendent James Bunch—officials are forming tighter relationships with emergency-management personnel...
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