The Michigan State Police and Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division are partnering to encourage Michigan elementary schools to enroll fifth graders in a national emergency preparedness program.
The Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) program will teach students how to prepare for tornadoes, storms, flooding and other emergencies, official say.
Lesson materials will be provided at no cost to schools and include instructor guides, student handouts and starter emergency supply kits for each student.
“The STEP program equips participating fifth-graders with important and potentially lifesaving knowledge about emergency preparedness,” said Capt. Emmitt McGowan, Deputy State Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and commander of the MSP/EMHSD. “Educating students before disaster strikes means they will be better prepared in an emergency.”
Interested schools can fill out the application form here.
Applications must be submitted by Dec. 7, 2018.
Officials say in 2017, teachers from 135 schools statewide signed up to participate in the STEP program and taught the curriculum to more than 8,600 students.
