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Failed partnerships? If school boards throw out SROs/school-police, should they not also throw out their superintendents and principals?

Posted by on June 11, 2020

Partnerships. School Resource Officer (SRO) programs are, by definition, built upon partnerships. The school-based police officers’ partners are school administrators — principals at the building level, superintendents at the executive level. In properly managed SRO programs, these partnerships are formalized in written Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements. These MOUs are typically signed by school boards […]

In times of racial, community unrest with police, schools need quality School Resource Officer (SRO) police programs more than ever

Posted by on June 4, 2020

As communities across the nation grapple with race and civil unrest with their police, children and police need to come together to collaboratively understand one another, their relationships, and their communities. There is no better form of true community policing than properly designed and implemented School Resource Officer (SRO) school-based policing programs. School boards, administrators […]

New Webinar! COVID-19: Communicating effectively with school stakeholders in highly ambiguous and uncertain times

Posted by on May 16, 2020

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 – 1pm Eastern New Webinar! Register Now – Space is limited for this one-hour program Register Here COVID-19 SCHOOL REENTRY COMMUNICATIONS: This free webinar is designed for PreK-12 superintendents, assistant superintendents, heads of private schools, principals and assistant principals, school communications and community relations administrators, school-based police and security administrators, school board […]

New Webinar! COVID-19 Student and staff reentry to school: Keys to resiliency and promoting social and emotional wellness

Posted by on May 8, 2020

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 – 1pm Eastern Register Now – Space is limited for this one-hour program Register Here This free webinar is designed for PreK-12 superintendents, assistant superintendents, heads of private schools, principals and assistant principals, student services directors, counselors, school psychologists, behavioral support specialists, intervention specialists, school-based police and security officials, school nurses, […]

New Webinar: COVID-19 Safe School Operational Reentry Planning

Posted by on May 3, 2020

New Webinar! Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – 1pm EST Register Now – Space is limited for this one-hour program Register Here This free webinar is designed for PreK-12 superintendents, assistant superintendents, heads of private schools, operational and support services department heads (facilities, transportation, food services, safety and security, health services, student services, communications and community […]

New Video: COVID-19 Student and Staff School Reentry Planning

Posted by on May 2, 2020

In this new video, Ken provides an analysis of the school strategic crisis leadership, risk communications, key relationships, and critical operational planning issues required for successful COVID-19 student and staff school reentry: The social, emotional, physical, and educational well-being of students and staff on their first day of return to school will best be determined […]

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and K-12 schools: The time to prepare for student reentry is NOW!

Posted by on April 16, 2020

America’s K-12 educators, students, and families have all been victimized by COVID-19, even if the pandemic has not directly affected their physical health.  Brick and mortar school doors were abruptly shuttered as school boards and governors across the nation moved swiftly to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus by social distancing Americans from large groups […]

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and School Safety: Keep calm, have a plan, reduce risks, and communicate

Posted by on March 2, 2020

Also see Ken Trump’s Blog: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and K-12 schools: The time to prepare for student reentry is NOW! Learn more here about our COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Student and Educator Reentry Planning and Preparedness (SERPP) Services. An Oregon Coronavirus patient was identified this weekend as an elementary school employee.  In Rhode Island, two members of a Catholic […]

Securing a Hospital Emergency Department in the Aftermath of a School Shooting

Posted by on August 22, 2019

(Editor’s Note: This article is a collaboration with Michael S. D’Angelo, CPP, CSC, CHPA, a Board Certified Security Consultant specializing in the security of healthcare facilities. He can be reached at michael@securedirection.net,  www.securedirection.net or 786-444-1109. See his biographical information at the end of the article.) As America continues to endure mass shootings at school, security and […]

Mass shootings: Should schools be held responsible for threat assessments when former students go on a killing spree?

Posted by on August 12, 2019

Following the recent mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, reporters asked me if Sugarcreek-Bellbrook school officials and police handled the situation properly when addressing the shooter’s alleged threats made in high school approximately seven years prior. Did they do anything wrong? What did they do right? Did they do enough? Hindsight is 20/20, but how to […]