What approach to visitor screening makes sense for your school? I’d suggest you have four basic options, [...]
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Waiting for Marshmallows
Patience is a virtue. It helps in a lot of ways, particularly in terms of learning delayed [...]
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On Giants’ Shoulders — Motivating the Unmotivated
Here’s a great idea for reaching under-motivated students, making use of two powerful tools: video technology and [...]
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Appreciating the Survivors
School shootings are almost unfathomable horrors for all of us, but particularly for those who lost their [...]
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Active Shooter training, E.T. and L.S.D.
A half dozen years ago I was recruited, along with a few dozen school safety experts from [...]
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Window security options
If your window security needs upgrading, here are some factors to consider: The glass itself. Thin, single pane [...]
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Lone Worker and Wilderness communication options
Up until not so long ago, lone worker communication options were pretty limited to hollering for help, [...]
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Emergency Communication Technology
It’s hard to keep up with our options, but I thought I’d at least re-cap what I’ve [...]
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Consensus Report, Positive Programs and School Policing
When it comes to making schools safer, it’s sometimes hard to decide where to begin: the quality [...]
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The Unthinkable — surviving disasters
Amanda Ripley’s book, The Unthinkable; Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – And Why, is absolutely essential reading [...]
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