North Carolina H968 mandates emergency preparedness education in public schools from kindergarten through high school.

North Carolina H968 requires public schools to provide emergency preparedness education from kindergarten through high school. The State Board of Education will establish differentiated standards for elementary, middle, and high school instruction. Elementary education will cover man-made and natural disasters, roles during disasters, responses to mass casualty events, and electrical hazards. Middle school instruction will include updated content and a project on past disasters. High school instruction will build on previous levels and introduce Community Emergency material.

North Carolina H968 mandates emergency preparedness education in public schools from kindergarten through high school.

North Carolina H968 requires public schools to provide emergency preparedness education from kindergarten through high school. The State Board of Education will establish differentiated standards for elementary, middle, and high school instruction. Elementary education will cover man-made and natural disasters, roles during disasters, responses to mass casualty events, and electrical hazards. Middle school instruction will include updated content and a project on past disasters. High school instruction will build on previous levels and introduce Community Emergency material.