School Level and Urbanicity Differences in Written Plans for Pandemic Flu/Disease Scenarios: A National Analysis

D. S. McAlpin, F. Lunenburg, J. Slate
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The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which school level (i.e., elementary, middle, and high schools) and urbanicity (i.e., rural, town, suburb, city) were related to written school safety plans in the area of pandemic flu/disease threat scenarios. Through the use of a causal-comparative research design, archival data from a national survey in the United States for the 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2015-2016, and 2017-2018 school years were analyzed. Inferential statistical analyses of nationwide survey data revealed the presence of statistically significant differences in the incidence of written plans for pandemic flu/disease threat scenarios by school level and by urbanicity. All school levels represented in the study did not have a written plan for how to address pandemic flu/disease threat scenarios 60% or more of the time. About 60% of schools within the urbanicity groupings did not have a written plan. Implications and recommendations for future research were discussed. Given the recent COVID-19 pandemic, these numbers are expected to show dramatic improvements in the years to come. Policymakers should develop policies mandating written school safety plans and the necessary funding for them to be generated. Future researchers, however, should continue to address this area.
学校水平和城市差异在大流行性流感/疾病情景的书面计划:一项全国分析
本研究的目的是确定学校水平(即小学、中学和高中)和城市(即农村、城镇、郊区、城市)在大流行性流感/疾病威胁场景中与书面学校安全计划的关系程度。通过使用因果比较研究设计,分析了2007-2008、2009-2010、2015-2016和2017-2018学年美国全国调查的档案数据。对全国调查数据的推断统计分析显示,按学校水平和城市划分,大流行性流感/疾病威胁情景的书面计划发生率存在统计学上的显著差异。研究中代表的所有学校级别在60%或更多的情况下都没有关于如何应对大流行性流感/疾病威胁的书面计划。城市群中约60%的学校没有书面计划。讨论了对未来研究的影响和建议。鉴于最近的新冠肺炎大流行,预计这些数字将在未来几年大幅改善。政策制定者应该制定政策,强制要求制定书面的学校安全计划,并为其提供必要的资金。然而,未来的研究人员应该继续关注这一领域。
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