How many times each day do you feel like individuals, businesses, government, and society in general wake up for the sole purpose of throwing obstacles into your pathway for just getting through the day? As life becomes personally and professionally more complicated, and much busier than we’d like it to be, we learn to appreciate […]
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School Safety News: The Week in Review (February 1-5, 2010)
Highlights of school safety, security, and crisis incidents and issues around the nation for the week of February 1-5, 2010: Madison, AL: Ninth-grader fatally shot by classmate at Alabama school A 14-year-old male midde school student was shot in the back of the head by another student during class change and died. Panama City, FL: 8 […]
Are Your School Crisis Plans at Home, Too?
It is Friday. As a school administrator or crisis team member, you’re happy if you made it through the week without a crisis. But while you’re home over the weekend, if a school emergency occurs, do you have a copy of your school crisis plan accessible at home so you know what to do? What would […]
School Athletic Event Security
By now many have seen the latest high school basketball game near-riot at Monessen Senior High in Pennsylvania. There has been a lot of buzz about it online and on national TV. For those who have not, take a look and ask yourself, “Do we have adequate plans at our school to manage athletic event security […]
School Safety Leader: John Weicker
John Weicker knows a lot about school security and discipline. He has lived it every day for close to 19 years as Director of Security for Fort Wayne Community Schools in Indiana. Experience and Passion Prior to taking on this district level role, John served as Dean of Boys at the largest of six Fort Wayne high […]
Assessing Your School’s Security
The next time you head onto your school campus, take a look at the site through a different lens. Instead of looking at your school from your eyes as a school employee or as a parent, look as if you are a school safety consultant: Campus perimeter: Is there a defined perimeter distinguishing school property […]
School Safety News: The Week in Review (January 25-29, 2010)
Highlights of school safety, security, and crisis incidents and issues around the nation for the week of January 25-29, 2010: Memphis, TN: Guns at Memphis city schools ring alarm bells Police are stepping up patrols and school officials are increasing security after five guns incidents occurred in or near city schools in nine days. Central, […]
School Safety Experts Can Learn from Obama and Republican Get-Together
President Obama and representatives of the House Republican conference met earlier today where a spirited 90-minute exchange occurred after a year of bitter, intense political sniping between their two parties. Although intense, the exchanges appeared to be sincere, genuine, and at least somewhat productive. At a minimum, it was generally more civil than the daily shots we see fired in soundbite […]
Motivating and Inspiring School Safety Participation
Commercials have never been a favorite part of my TV time, which is typically limited to cable news in airports, hotels, and my office background. But I’ve actually stumbled on a series of TV commercials I look forward to seeing over and over. The Foundation for a Better Life has a series of inspirational TV spots worth watching. The […]
Are You a Part of Your School Security Program?
A fellow traveler once told me I could star in a reality TV show contest on how quickly one could get through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening at the airport. Perhaps he was correct. Like many business travelers, I am quick to off-load my coat, shoes, laptop, cell phone, and other required items into […]