Parent Throws a Vase. School Secretary Pulls a Gun. What Happens When School Staff Are Scared?
An angry parent allegedly throws a vase during a heated confrontation in a school office. A school secretary responds by pulling out her personal firearm and placing it on a desk. But perhaps the most disturbing revelation is that the secretary reportedly felt so unsafe at work that she brought a gun to protect herself. […]
Training office staff critical to school entrance access control
Many schools are using various door entry systems to aid in visitor screening. Strong access control and visitor management is one important component of a comprehensive school safety strategy. One weakness we consistently see in our security assessment consultations nationwide is in the training of main office and other staff who use the security technology […]
Cafeteria worker saved lives at Chardon High School shooting
Cherie Reed, a cafeteria staff member at Chardon High School, comforted students and may have saved lives thanks to her quick thinking and action as shooter T.J. Lane fired gunshots, killing three students and wounding two others in the school’s cafeteria on Feb. 27 in Chardon, Ohio. Reed and student Travis Carter, a 16-year-old junior, […]