Should We Customize Our Safety Programs?
Let’s discuss the need to customize your safety program versus standardize it. We all like to tailor and match our wishe …
Top 5 Things to Consider When Arming Teachers for School Safety
One of the most frequent questions I get from educators is, what do you think about arming teachers? This is often the f …
Balancing Mandates and Best Practices
After any school emergency or crisis, we should conduct an after-action review of that incident. Every incident creates …
5 Cheats to Up Your School Safety Program
Have you ever noticed people who cheat on their tests often work harder at cheating than they would have if they had don …
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3 Requirements for Redundant Emergency Communication
Whenever I talk with school officials, regardless of their capacity, I ask them these simple questions during our conver …
9 Questions You Should Ask to Ensure Cybersecurity in Your Schools
Over the past year or more, we have pointed out the many safety and security facets. Even with these discussions, many o …
6 Roles for School Safety Success
Over the past several months and even years, we have spoken extensively about how school safety is a shared responsibili …
5 Hazards That Can Cause Safety Concerns in Your Schools
Since we started this blog and podcast series, we have focused on “Active Shooter or Violence” incidents. Why are we so …
Top Considerations for Engaging Parents in Your EOPs
In our last blog, we discussed including the parents in every part or phase of an emergency: Prevention/Mitigation, Prep …
What About the Parents?
In previous blogs we have discussed the need to communicate with your stakeholders, including your families, during an e …
Emergency Planning is Risk Mitigation and Management
Change my mind: Many schools are doing everything they can to get in front of their emergency planning and preparedness. …
Leadership Unearthed: Surviving the Quake of Crisis
Every October, we begin to think about the “Great Shake Out” regardless of where we live. The reason for this is that ea …
