School of Health Management & Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Apr;16(2):678-682. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.425. Epub 2021 Feb 15.
Exceptional children, like other children, have the right to be educated in a safe environment. Disasters are considered as serious issues regarding safety and security of educational environments. Following disasters, vulnerable groups, especially children with handicaps and disabilities are more likely to be seriously injured. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the safety and disaster risk assessment of exceptional schools in Tehran, Iran.
The cross-sectional study was conducted in exceptional schools in Tehran, 2018. First, 55 exceptional schools in all grades were selected based on census sampling method and evaluated by using a checklist designed by Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) and Ministry of Education in 2015. The data were analyzed using Excel software and statistical descriptive tests.
Based on the results, school facilities are worn and have unsafe elevators (least safety: 7.69%), yards (least safety: 9.52%), laboratories (least safety: 16.67%), libraries (least safety: 24.24%), fire extinguishing systems (least safety: 28.99%), and storage rooms and kitchens (least safety: 33.33%) which require immediate considerations. In total, the safety of exceptional schools in this study was 70.13%, which suggests medium-risk level.
The educational settings must be reconsidered, along with identifying the risk and safety at school. In addition, a standard should be established for evaluating safety, especially in exceptional schools.
特殊儿童和其他儿童一样，有权在安全的环境中接受教育。灾难被认为是教育环境安全和保障的严重问题。灾难发生后，弱势群体，尤其是残疾和残障儿童，更有可能受到严重伤害。因此，本研究旨在评估伊朗德黑兰特殊学校的安全和灾害风险评估。
这是一项 2018 年在德黑兰特殊学校进行的横断面研究。首先，根据普查抽样法选择了所有年级的 55 所特殊学校，并使用德黑兰减灾和管理组织（TDMMO）和教育部在 2015 年设计的检查表进行评估。使用 Excel 软件和统计描述性检验对数据进行分析。
根据结果，学校设施磨损且电梯不安全（最不安全：7.69%）、操场（最不安全：9.52%）、实验室（最不安全：16.67%）、图书馆（最不安全：24.24%）、灭火系统（最不安全：28.99%）和储藏室和厨房（最不安全：33.33%）都需要立即考虑。总的来说，本研究中特殊学校的安全水平为 70.13%，表明存在中等风险。
必须重新考虑教育环境，同时确定学校的风险和安全。此外，应该为评估安全制定一个标准，特别是在特殊学校。
