It’s 7:25 A.M. Two Teachers Called Off. Who’s Covering Bus Duty?
School Arrival and Dismissal Safety: Why Backup Supervision Plans Matter It’s 7:25 a.m. Two teachers assigned to morning bus duty have called off sick. The assistant principal is handling a student behavior incident. The principal is meeting with an upset parent. Buses are arriving, and students are unloading. Who’s covering bus duty? Does anyone know […]
When a Child Becomes Unresponsive on a School Bus: Active Supervision Questions After a Cincinnati Student’s Death
A Cincinnati student’s death on a school bus raises questions about active supervision, special-needs transportation, 911 response, training and school safety. The death of a 7-year-old Cincinnati student who reportedly became unresponsive while riding home on a school bus raises difficult questions that go beyond transportation. It raises questions about active supervision, situational awareness, emergency […]
Why School Safety Starts With the Fundamentals: Order, Structure, and Discipline
Active supervision, firm and consistent discipline, clear expectations, and an orderly, supportive school climate are fundamental to creating safer schools and stronger learning environments. Students may not ask adults for order, structure, and discipline. But they need them. School leaders who want to create safer learning environments need to provide them. Too much of today’s […]
The Weakest Link in Your Active Supervision Plan Isn’t the Plan. It’s When the Plan Falls Apart.
Most schools have an active supervision plan for student arrival and dismissal. But what happens when teachers are absent, administrators get pulled away, and the adults assigned to supervise critical areas are suddenly unavailable? That’s when seemingly solid supervision plans can quietly unravel, creating preventable gaps at some of the busiest and highest-risk times of […]
The Most Powerful Words in School Safety: “Hello. May I Help You?”
Why Greeting Unknown Visitors May Be One of the Most Effective School Security Practices The most powerful words in school safety may be the simplest: “Hello. May I help you?” Those few words cost nothing. They require no software updates, batteries, artificial intelligence, or expensive equipment. Yet they can accomplish something many security technologies cannot: […]
Active Supervision in Schools: An Overlooked Evidence-Based School Safety Strategy
School safety has become a billion-dollar industry of endless new security products. Yet amid all the discussions about technology, one of the most effective and evidence-based school safety strategies often receives surprisingly less attention: Active supervision. The reality is that many school safety incidents do not occur because a school lacked another piece of technology. […]