With school back in session and students returning to classrooms, nearly every student, teacher, and faculty member is now required to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. According to the CDC, however, the use of cloth masks and their effectiveness during the coronavirus disease pandemic is still under debate. This begs the question […]
School shootings can happen in wealthy neighborhoods and poor ones. However, the resources and decision-making of schools in how they plan to school shooting prevention isn’t always based on financial decisions. While some schools are taking action through fundraising drives, this isn’t a uniform decision across school districts. If you’ve tried to speak with school […]
Single parents worry about their kids’ safety constantly. Protect your kids by teaching them about situational awareness and avoiding dangerous situations. From safeguarding your home to equipping your kids with knowledge, you can take steps to keep them safe. Safety Tips for Walking to and from School or the Bus Stop Kids of single parents […]
5 Tips Every Parent Should Teach Their Kid About Staying Safe In School One of the hardest things about being a parent is coming to terms with the fact that you cannot always be there to watch over your kid. There will be times where they are out of sight and out of reach, and […]
FEMA defines an active shooter as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly.” To counteract the unpredictably of […]
Is your After-school Program Prepared for an Emergency? A lot of thought and time goes into safety and security during the school day, but what if something were to happen during after school hours? Many schools overlook the need to include after school programs in their emergency planning. However, emergency situations are just as likely […]
As the weather warms and the school year comes to a close, students start to think of summer, and summer break. Parents, on the other hand, start to think of eight hours of unsupervised time their children will be facing. With new routines, time spent home alone or new caregivers being introduced, parents may be […]
Lax School Security Often Stems from a Lack of….. School security can be complicated. Kids and teenagers are unpredictable, campuses are ripe with activity throughout the day and even the most advanced security system can’t always see what’s going on in every corner at every moment. But, school security doesn’t have to be as complicated […]
While much of the population now spends their time on social media posting pictures of their kids, pets and food and posting the funny quip their toddler babbled that morning, schools administrators are turning to social media for safety purposes. With the implementation of technology and social media to almost every aspect of our lives, […]
When an emergency occurs in a school and 911 is called, the first people on the scene are those that are trained to deal with those kinds of crisis situations. These are the faces that roam the community and are charged with keeping the members safe. If these are the faces you’ll see in an […]
It most often falls to teachers, school employees and administrators to keep students and schools safe, and understandably so. Parents place their trust in these individuals when they send their children off to school every day and depend on them to do what their children may not yet be capable of doing. But, that doesn’t […]
The nation’s attention is once again on its schools for tragic reasons. With another school shooting, some of the country is speaking out against guns, some are fighting to keep them, but everyone is concerned. And whether or not more gun laws are the answer, the sad truth is schools must be prepared for these […]
Summer is over and kids are headed back to school. Parents may be sighing with relief, but the new school year also brings a new set of worries. Parents worry when their kids are away, it’s just what they do. And with everything happening in schools these days, why wouldn’t they? While kids are in […]
Running emergency drills may seem like an obvious choice when it comes to emergency preparedness, and that’s because they are. The best way to see how your staff will react in an emergency and to practice various emergency lockdown procedures is to actually put them through that emergency. There’s a reason it’s obvious-it’s a tried […]
Today, there’s an app for everything. Need a ride? There’s an app for that. Need to know where to get cheap gas? Want to know when you can get up and pee during a movie? There’s an…well, you get the idea. But what about school safety? Yea, there’s an app for that too. Actually, there’s […]
While Sandy Hook completely rebuilt and added an array of new safety features to their building, many schools don’t have that option. They are looking for ways to add additional safety features to their already established school security systems, without breaking budget. In more and more schools, security upgrades are being installed and campus officials […]
On December 15th, 3 students were shot during a shooting outside of a Portland High School. The incident spurred the school to initiate lockdown procedures. On that same day last year, a manhunt in Arizona forced three schools into lockdown. In April of this year, another Portland school was put on lockdown due to a […]
When a child attends school they are versed in basic classroom rules and the do’s and don’ts of classroom safety. But, in today’s world, there is a little more to classroom safety than knowing where the fire extinguisher is. Chances are, they are also told how to behave during a lockdown and the proper emergency […]
