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Opinions vary greatly on whether arming teachers is beneficial or not. You know what they say about opinions, right? As this article highlights, arming teachers is highly unlikely to enhance overall school safety. Read the following statement carefully: there is no single action that can instantly transform your school's safety. Re-read it if necessary. Such a solution simply does not exist! A solid safety plan begins with hiring a qualified and dedicated school safety director and conducting a comprehensive assessment. After these steps, you can start implementing multiple layers of safety measures, which will gradually foster a change in culture leading to a safer school environment. Stop trying to take the easy way out! You are only creating a false sense of security! #SchoolSafety #SchoolSecurity #NCSSD #ZeroNow #Education #Educationaleadership #Security

In recent years, school safety has centered on active shooter responses, law enforcement presence on campuses, and panic button alarm systems. The safety legislation and measures following the Uvalde CISD incident are closely tied to the active shooter annex. As a new school year approaches, it's crucial to remember that active shooter event planning is just one aspect of a district's Multi-hazard Emergency Operations Plan. Before the school year begins, each district should review their Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for necessary updates and changes, including identifying any new hazards that could impact the school or community, training staff for emergency responses (including substitutes), preparing drills, and updating communication protocols. Districts should also ensure that their Safety & Security Committee members are updated and schedule a meeting if one hasn't already taken place. It's important to note that each district/campus is expected to conduct a fire or evacuation drill within the first two weeks of the school year. The lead-up to the new school year is a hectic period for school districts, with several expectations to meet before students and staff return. Above all, the priority is to prepare and ensure a safe and secure environment. Here's to hoping and praying for an outstanding 2024-2025 school year.

In any effective School Security plan, adequately addressing the various layers of a campus and how to secure them is of vital importance. Today, TownSteel Inc. would like to discuss the importance of engaging the wider community of stakeholders as part of a school safety campaign. Educators and school administrators, this blog is especially for you! #schoolsafety

🚨 Prioritizing Safety in Our Schools 🚨 For over 20 years, ALICE Training has been a leader in active shooter preparedness and response. Developed by law enforcement, education, and child development experts, ALICE has trained millions of students and staff nationwide with a trauma-informed approach that prioritizes safety for all. ALICE Training is very simple in concept. It comes down to two foundational principles: remove yourself from a dangerous location or render that location no longer dangerous. Critical components of a comprehensive active shooter program should include: ✅ Options-based response strategies ✅ Instructor certification for consistent implementation ✅ Trauma-informed training and resources ✅ Age-appropriate curriculum for Pre-K to 12 ✅ Accommodations for individuals with disabilities ✅ Flexible training options, including asynchronous delivery ✅ Integration with traditional lockdown protocols ✅ Emergency communication protocols ✅ Competency tracking and assessment These elements are crucial in building a safety culture that empowers staff and students to act during emergencies, ensuring everyone has the knowledge and tools to respond effectively. If you’re evaluating your school’s safety plans, consider the importance of these factors to ensure your district is fully prepared. George Hunter Don Bridges Joseph Hendry, PSP, CLEE Rudy Perez #schoolsafety #safeschools #activeshootertraining

If you're a parent of kids in K-12 or in Higher Ed or just a normal "cat person with no kids", school safety is on your mind whether it's your kids or you're hearing about it on the news. No matter who you are, your immediate thought when you hear school safety is "weapons". And rightfully so. But school safety, for better or worse, is so much more than just weapons and shootings (damn, what a sentence to write). This blog covers the many incidents that encompass school safety, most of which include bullying/fights, medical emergencies, trespassing and more. And if you think a school resource officer has the ability to tend to all these in real-time, you may want to think again.

While reflecting on America's Safe Schools Week it's worth remembering that there are multiple levels of safety processes and systems that go into helping keep your children and their schools safe. It's also worth noting that there are multiple stakeholders who should participate in the discussions around school safety, including parents. This article from the Partner Alliance For Safer Schools provides some concrete recommendations on how parents can and should get involved in learning about and contributing to the evolving efforts to make our schools more safe. #safeschools #ezVisitor #ezVolunteer #schoolsafetyweek

This #SchoolSafetyWeek, PASS urges all school administrators and safety professionals to take on the role of community advocates. Share our resource “A Parent’s Guide to Opening a #SchoolSafety Dialogue” with five parents, and encourage them to do the same. Let's arm them with the information they need to initiate constructive conversations about school safety in a respectful and effective manner! Together, we can educate the public on the importance of policies, procedures, and planning that support #safety technologies. Our united mission is to protect our schools and ensure that students and staff can learn and thrive in a safe and supportive environment. #schoolsecurity #schoolsafety Learn more at the link in the comments! #securityindustry

Additional #schoolsafety funding is always great news, but is $45,000 per district enough? Hopefully, this is each individual school and not each district. To make the most out of it, districts need to spend it wisely. I suggest starting with an #assessment to identify where the district stands and where it needs to be. This is where it is beneficial for districts to have a dedicated safety director to help make these recommendations. Paul Hildreth help me out here! We have to do better! #schoolfunding #education #safety #schoolsecurity #educationalleadership

When abuse happens in school, #students may feel hesitant or too embarrassed to speak up. It helps to have a seamless complaint flowchart made publicly available to students so that they know who to speak to in the event of #harassment, #bullying, or other forms of #abuse. Remember Virginia Smith’s words that, “A student who is concerned for personal safety cannot learn.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eVjWecrV #education #school #safety #learners #teachersoflinkedin #educators

As we continue to outline, we need to help school districts focus on the multi-layered approach to school safety which include: 1. Physical Security, 2. Policy and processes, and 3. Engagement. Engagement is the final key piece to the multi-layered strategy. This ensures that all stakeholders involved in an emergency situation understand what will happen and what their roles are. This includes parents, law enforcement and members of the community in general. It's important for example, that all the law enforcement responses are coordinated, that parents, faculty and school administrators know what law enforcement needs to effectively manage a situation should it arise. Parents may also need help understanding and managing the behavioral health of their student children and we outline this in more details in this post. Let’s continue to never grow weary of attention to school safety and let’s keep our kids, teachers and staff safe. See more: https://hubs.la/Q02RS--40 #schoolsafety #schoolsecurity #townsteel #doorsecurity #doorhardware