CASE STUDY CASE STUDY CHALLENGE Prior to the 2017-2018 school year, Seminole County Public Schools in central Florida had an emergency operations plan that left offsite parent-student reunification up to the individual schools. Each school principal was required to coordinate post-emergency reunification efforts, using school staff to supervise, move, and reunify students with their caregivers. With nearly 70 schools in the district, that meant nearly 70 individual response plans. In addition, reunification sites were generally chosen for convenience—usually at other schools or churches within walking distance. In 2016, the district had reconfigured its school safety and security office and contracted with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office to supply the school safety and security

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