We often receive questions from Fund members about buying or renting inflatable bounce houses or moon walks for school carnivals or celebrations. Sometimes these events are managed by the school and ...

The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) will request basic multi-hazard emergency operations plans and cybersecurity annexes documents from all independent school districts, open-enrollment charter ...

As the end of the school year approaches, spring cleaning is top of mind for many campuses. Whether it’s preparing classrooms for summer renovations or tackling deep cleaning before the break, safety ...

Most workplace injuries don’t come from major mishaps. They stem from employees rushing routine tasks or disregarding procedures. You can’t eliminate these tasks, but supervisors can make safety part ...

Those in a learning environment are exposed to germs and potentially infectious agents daily. Any bodily fluid carries the risk of disease and puts you in danger of infection, from cleaning up a ...

A custodian strains his shoulder while lifting a trash can. A teacher’s muscles are tired after a long day of standing in front of her class. A bus driver’s back throbs every Friday afternoon. These ...

School employees face hazards every day. Groundskeepers work in the elements. Science teachers mix volatile chemicals. Trained maintenance staff repair or replace faulty outlets and circuit breakers.

Hail-hammered roofs tend to get top billing when talk turns to high-dollar school property claims. But fires, while not as common, can be equally destructive. Two Fund members recently lost entire ...

During the 2024-25 multi-hazard emergency operations plan (EOP) review cycle, the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) will evaluate every school district’s EOP Basic Plan and Cybersecurity Annex. The ...

In 2018 alone, more than 15,000 education employees had to take days away from work due to workplace injuries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Such incidents can present serious ...

The Fund has seen an uptick in workers’ compensation claims involving member employees who fell on the job, injured themselves, and underwent surgery. The employees ranged from the mid-20s to mid-70s.

When you think of MBA careers, investment banker, stockbroker, or consultant might come to mind. But Eleonora Mujica chose a different path. After earning her MBA, Eleonora (who goes by Ely) joined ...