For the past nine months, our team of school security and communications consultants have maintained a steady approach and methodical voice of reason while serving as an anchor to superintendents, boards and principals who are facing a tidal wave of school-community emotion on safety issues. We have focused on proven prevention, preparedness, response and communications […]
Category Archive: Parents and School Safety
Should Police & Schools Keep Parents in Dark on Sex Assault?
How would you feel if a stranger abducted and sexually assaulted a female during lunchtime and in the same block as your daughter’s school? And how would you feel if your school administrators and police officials never told you, other parents, and students about the incident for 12 days? This happened near David Douglas High […]
3 Simple Tips for Parents on Keeping Your Kids Safe
Parents: Talk with, not at, your kids. Give them, not your smart phone, your full attention. Work to live, don’t live to work. Build a relationship with your kids today! Ken Trump Visit School Security Blog at: http://www.schoolsecurityblog.com
How to Teach Kids to be Safe to and from School
A parent’s worst nightmare: A 17-year-old girl is abducted and raped on the way to school. What advice should parents give their children? A brutal sexual assault on a Cleveland girl last week captured media attention. Our local ABC affiliate, WEWS, asked me to provide safety tips for children to and from school. My primary […]
What Parents Expect After a Shooting & Pipe Bombs at School
A 14-year-old South Carolina high school student shoots at a school resource officer (SRO). He has two pipe bombs in his backpack. A search of the student’s home finds a wide array of items including shotgun and handgun shells, multiple cigarette lighters, exploded bomb pieces, 14 carbon dioxide cartridges, and the list goes on. Authorities later find […]