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"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
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April 18, 2007
Threat Prompts Police Search at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.— Virginia Tech police officers raced to a main administration building with their guns drawn this morning in response to a threat against the university’s president, Charles W. Steger, but then determined that the threat was not credible.
The building, Burruss Hall, is located near the Drillfield in the center of the campus. A morning news conference was delayed while the police searched the building. —Eric Hoover
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While many people struggle to cope with this tragedy, we hope to remind your blog readers that there are resources for managing the stress of a traumatic event.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares the public’s grief over the recent tragedy at VA Tech and would like to take this opportunity to share some important health information on coping with violence.
CDC resources include:
Information on school violence and prevention strategies: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/SchoolViolence/
http://www.cdc.gov/InjuryViolenceSafety/
Short video podcast: Coping with Stress after a Traumatic Event such as a School Shooting:
www.cdc.gov/podcasts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTjdzM1MRv8
Thank you for the opportunity to share this information!
Additional information can be found at www.cdc.gov
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