Lightning Safety for Schools — Be Prepared for Game Day, and Every Day

By Frank McCathran   As a parent and volunteer coach, I get a taste of what high school athletic directors and coaches have to manage every day — including the responsibility for making life safety choices for others. And as someone who works with coaches, athletic directors and school districts on severe weather and lightning safety, I’m acutely aware of lightning danger.   A bolt of lightning can change -- or even destroy -- a life in an instant. On average, 50 people are killed