Melissa Caudle, a nationally known expert on crisis planning, wrote this comprehensive Crisis Planning Training Manual. The manual draws on her years of research and experience as a high school principal in dealing with crisis situations. It covers the how to’s of developing a crisis plan for your school so you’re prepared for any emergency. Consultants on the development of this manual were Dr. Thomas McIntyre, Hunter College, NY; Dr. John Baiamonte, Director of Criminal Justice, Jefferson, LA; Judge Thomas McGee, Juvenile Court, Jefferson, LA: Dpty. Sidney Arceneaux & Det. Gary Maretty, Jefferson Parish PD; Anthony Mazettie, EMS Technician; Alan Katz, Media Consultant; Terry McCarthy, Director of St. Jude Medical Board.