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School Emergency Preparedness: A Quote to Live By

Posted by on February 24, 2010

  By all accounts, the school and police response at Tuesday’s shooting at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado, reflected their planning and preparedness efforts. This was heard time and time again in media interviews.  It was quite evident to those of us who advise school boards, superintendents, and school staff on school crisis planning, […]

Deer Creek Middle School Shooting Has a “Textbook” School Crisis Response

Posted by on February 23, 2010

It is hard to say anything “good” about a school shooting.  We all know there is nothing truly good about another shooting at a school.   As someone who has spent 25+ years of my life training and consulting with educators and first responders to develop meaningful crisis plans, it is in my DNA to first think […]