Abstract
A tsunami in Aceh in 2004 resulted in many casualties and damage to educational facilities. The disaster taught about the importance of preparedness in anticipating disasters to humans. It will help in shaping and planning what actions need to be taken in the event of a disaster. This study aimed to see the level of preparedness of the school community in Lhokseumawe City in dealing with the tsunami disaster. School community preparedness was measured using preparedness parameters, namely knowledge, and attitudes; policies and guidelines; emergency response planning; disaster warning system; and resource mobilization. This research is descriptive quantitative research employing a survey method using a closed questionnaire. Utilizing the descriptive percentage method, the research shows that the school community's preparedness in Lhokseumawe City is in the almost ready category with an index value of 57.02. The index value is obtained by adding up the index values for each parameter by taking into account its weight. The index value of the knowledge and attitude parameter of the school community; and the level of school community policies and guidelines are in the ready category with index scores of 68,24 and 65. School community emergency planning parameters; the level of the school community disaster warning system and the level of resource mobilization are in the unprepared category; not yet ready and almost ready with index values of 35.6; 40; and 54.15 respectively.
Highlights
The location of Aceh Province is at the confluence of two plates (Eurasia and Indo-Australia) which makes Aceh Province a high-risk area for earthquake disasters
The focus of this research is aimed at five things, namely the level of knowledge and attitudes, policies and guidelines, emergency planning, warning systems, and resource mobilization
Based on the data obtained from the four schools as respondents, the level of knowledge and attitudes of teachers is included in the ready category, namely at index 67
Summary
The location of Aceh Province is at the confluence of two plates (Eurasia and Indo-Australia) which makes Aceh Province a high-risk area for earthquake disasters. This can be seen in the earthquake that was followed by the tsunami in 2004. The data states that thousands of educational facilities were damaged by the disaster. BAPPENAS [2] added that in the education sector it was estimated that 45,000 students and 1,870 teachers were missing, around 1,962 schools were damaged and destroyed and the loss was estimated at Rp 1041 billion. The number of damaged educational facilities become a special concern for local governments as schools are a gathering place for students which makes them very vulnerable to disasters
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