Author: Chris Stehm
Santa Clarita shooting: Some fear active shooter training at schools can bring its own form of trauma – Bryan-College Station Eagle
LOS ANGELES — When gunfire erupted in the Saugus High School quad Thursday morning, students had mere seconds to react. They sprinted and threw themselves in a ditch for cover….
Decorated Marine Raider Joe Hanson Joins Critical Response Group
“As Critical Response Group continues to rapidly expand throughout the Midwest, having someone with Joe’s impeccable leadership and management history combined with his extensive experience using CRGs is something that…
Secret Service: Prevention is Key to Stopping Targeted School Violence – Campus Safety Magazine
A report released Thursday by the U.S. Secret Service includes 10 key findings from studying 41 incidents of targeted school violence from 2008 to 2017. The U.S. Secret Service National…
Inadequate Placement of AED and Bleeding Control Gear Could Cost You
AEDs and bleeding control kits can save lives, but only if they are always accessible and staff members know how to use them. The majority of lawsuits following out-of-hospital cardiac…
BIG STORY: 'Negative outcomes' for kids linked to push for school safety – Statehouse Report
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | More mental health care could come to public schools in 2020 as state lawmakers grapple with some of the unintended consequences of seeking to…
Know the Total Cost of Owning a Security System
Understanding a security technology’s direct and indirect costs as well as the savings it offers will provide a more accurate idea of how much the system really costs. Over time,…
What Clear Backpacks Reveal About School Safety – CityLab
Some survivors of the Parkland school shooting used their clear backpacks as a stage for protest. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters For high schoolers in Parkland, Florida, going back to class after…
Rowan awarded $419,000 to address school safety | News – Morehead News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice recently awarded more than $1.7 million to bolster school security. The monies were distributed, in part, to the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC),…
Mental/Emotion consequences of school security – Officer
Earlier this year, I began my internship at a new school in a new city. The summer before, I had just graduated my last son from the school district in…
Reunification Realities: 7 Lessons Learned from a School Active Shooter Exercise
Here’s what one community learned about reunifying students with their parents after it conducted an active shooter exercise with first responders and community volunteers. Active shooter response and training now…
Colorado School Safety Committee Introduces Five Bills to Improve Safety – Campus Security & Life Safety Magazine
Colorado’s School Safety Committee pushed forward legislation that could better address students’ behavioral health needs. Lawmakers left guns out of the conversation largely for the sake of bipartisanship. Colorado’s School…
Palm Beach County School District outlines how revenue generated from referendum helping schools – WPTV.com
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — One year ago, voters in Palm Beach County passed a referendum to increase property taxes to benefit the school district. The measure passed with more…