The Operational Gap
School safety has come a long way over the past two decades. Schools have invested in emergency operations plans, commun …
The Questions We’re Not Asking as School Safety Leaders
There is a moment in nearly every school safety incident where everyone takes a breath and says, “It worked.”
The Illusion of Preparedness in School Safety
A student makes a threat during a FaceTime call, someone reports it, and law enforcement becomes involved. On the surfac …
What Human Behavior, Communication, and Leadership Reveal
Recent acts of public violence, both in open spaces and on college campuses, underscore a hard reality: emergencies rare …
Recovery Begins Before the Crisis
In every emergency plan, recovery tends to come last, after prevention, preparation, and response. Yet recovery isn’t so …
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Where Does the First Line of Protection Start?
When violence strikes a school community, the headlines focus on the incident itself: what happened, who was hurt, and h …
Threat Assessment vs. Threat Response
Why is there a disconnect between threat assessment and threat response? Are they two different things? Spoiler alert: t …
Exploring Less-than-Lethal Options in Crisis Situations
Over the past few weeks, some organizations have approached me to evaluate their Less-than-Lethal options. What are Less …
5 Strategies for Response That Can Help Prevent Tragedy
Everyone needs to be prepared for an emergency, especially those working in our schools. But what exactly are you prepar …
The Art of Crisis Management: A Closer Look at the Four Phases of Emergency Response
During the past several months, we have touched on the response and management cycles of emergencies a few times. In thi …
Solving “THE” problem, not “A” problem!
For the past 23 years or more, after every school emergency or act of violence, we enacted a new mandate in an attempt t …
Are Your School Safety Policies an Asset or a Liability?
While school safety is at the forefront of many discussions as we return to school and are now fully involved in the eve …
