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Cinco Ranch High School:
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"Dr. Scott Poland, a nationally recognized school safety expert, spoke at the Performing Arts Center at Cinco Ranch High School on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Poland, who spoke on Internet safety, youth violence, suicide intervention and self-injury, was heard by more than 100 administrators, counselors, parents and community members from across the district."
Child Safety on Halloween:
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""As parents, we hear the horrors of razor blades or poison in candy. Though it is important to check kids' candy before they eat it, a really scary part about Halloween is pedestrian safety. Vehicle accidents are the No. 1 cause of injury for kids on Halloween," said Bridget Boyd, MD, pediatric safety expert and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine."
Keith Dunn, KDCOP, cyber safety expert and speaker, presented information and resources on Internet safety for youth of all ages to parents on Oct. 18.
ReplyDeleteDuring his work as an undercover investigator for Internet Crimes, Dunn was at the forefront of the safety issues for your child’s cyber world of the Internet, gaming and communications. His work with schools, law enforcement and the legal profession gives him a unique perspective on the many issues facing parents today.
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/oct/11/cyber-safety-expert-to-speak-on-internet-safety-fo/
Pulitzer nominated author and lecturer Lt. Col. Dave Grossman will speak on safe schools and healthy students, and the difficulties and challenges facing teachers and law enforcement confronting school violence. This conference is for the Community, Parents, Students, Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, School Safety Personnel, and Law Enforcement.
ReplyDelete“School Violence: Lessons Learned from Jonesboro, Columbine, and Virginia Tech” will be held Friday, Nov. 2 at the WHS auditorium from 7:30 -10:30 a.m. The conference is free, but donations will be accepted.
Grossman is one of the world’s leading experts on the causes of violent crime, and has written numerous articles on the subject of violence and aggression. Grossman has served as a key trainer for school and mental health professionals in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech school shooting; and he trained emergency, police and civic groups in the aftermath of the Jonesboro, Arkansas and Littleton, Colorado school shootings.
http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/news/article_5e9f8be4-238f-11e2-a5d3-0019bb2963f4.html
Statistically, school-age children run a greater risk of being injured or killed by someone they know than from a violent incident at school, but it’s school shootings that draw the most media attention.
ReplyDeleteDr. Matthew Robinson, a professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University, researches school violence and theories of crime, among other topics.
He is the author of the book chapter “Crime in Schools and Workplaces” in the textbook “Crime and Society” and of the forthcoming book on school crime prevention titled “Crime Prevention: The Essence.” Both are published by Bridgepoint Education.
“Schools are extremely safe,” Robinson said. “There is very little serious crime that happens in schools. Children are much more likely to be victimized at home by people they know.”
Robinson’s findings are based on statistics published in the U.S. Department of Justice’s and U.S. Department of Education’s 2011 report “Indicators of School Crime and Safety,” as well as data published by the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center on Education Statistics.
http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/11/12/bullying-hate-crimes-and-drug-use/
Retired New York City Police officer Thomas Grimes, an expert on Internet safety, is set to speak with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders at the Middle School at 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. Principal Patrick Swift said parents are invited to attend the discussions.
ReplyDeleteLaw enforcement agents, firefighters, emergency personnel, and school personnel gathered and held onto every word as Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, U.S. Army (Retired) talked about putting an end to violence in America’s schools, Monday at the Holiday Inn in downtown Portsmouth.
ReplyDeleteGrossman, director of the Warrior Science Group (www.killology.com) is a member of the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security; a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute; a former West Point psychology professor; a professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger, and has combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor, which has been termed “killology.”
http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/view/full_story/20944362/article-%E2%80%9CKillology%E2%80%9D-founder-hosts-seminar-on-school-violence
According to information from the Willcox Unified School District (WUSD), Grossman has testified before the United States Senate and Congressional Committees and has written numerous articles on the subject of violence and aggression.
ReplyDeleteHe has served as a key trainer for school and mental health professionals in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech school shooting; and has trained emergency, police and civic groups in the aftermath of the Jonesboro, Ark. and Littleton, Col. school shootings.
During his three-hour presentation, “School Violence: Lessons Learned from Jonesboro, Columbine, and Virginia Tech,” Grossman said that school safety deserves more attention than it gets, and largely can be improved through simple, free measures.
http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/news/article_513d9d7c-3e62-11e2-9ea8-001a4bcf887a.html
From Mike Dorn and Safe Havens, International:
ReplyDelete"I periodically serve as an expert witness and the experiences have been most revealing. In contrast to fact witnesses, courts generally allow wide latitude for attorneys to challenge and question expert witnesses at depositions and trials."
http://www.stnonline.com/blogs/daily-routes/4956-screening-school-bus-safety-and-security-expert-witnesses
Rod Ellis-Chief of Police-Glynn County Georgia School District
ReplyDeleteI just spent three days as an invited panel member on the National Summit on Multiple Casualty Shootings held at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia. This mass shooting event is tragically ironic in that this occurred just after this series of meetings of subject matter professionals who are dedicated to try and defeat this behavior was convened.
We dissected "who" is an active shooter on so many levels it left me mentally exhausted at the end of the day. We left with a good idea of where we need to go, but it won't be easy, and much research is to be done on what makes a human being snap into this rampage of evil and kill innocent children and adults. What makes them tick? That is one question. The others follow a pattern such as; can we predict this behavior? If such a pattern is observed, how is it then reported and successfully intervened to stop the behavior from happening in the first place.
We'll need to get all the facts before we start over commenting on what can happen and the first thing we need to do is pray for the families, and the first responders who walked thru this horrific event today.
As a k-12 police Chief, I pray daily and am always looking to new ways to stop this evil from coming to our doorstep. I can not agree with Michael Dorn and Lt. Col Grossman enough...an electronic device should never replace that pattern recognition that when employed by a properly trained staff member, can help to recognize when something is just; "not right" and stops an offender in their tracks. Kudos to Mike and the Safe Havens staff for dedicating themselves to this mission daily.
Gary Margolis is a school safety consultant in Vermont. He talks about Vermont's efforts to keep schools safe in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook attack.
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Dr. Amy Klinger, who is a national school safety expert, shows districts how to improve their safety procedures through her team known as the Educator's School Safety Network.
ReplyDelete"I am not coming here today to go, 'Boy, I hope you guys are OK.' I am coming here today to go, 'You can make yourself be OK,'" Klinger said. "We need to have options beyond just keeping [shooters] out. We need to have response options of what we should be doing if they come in, and I think that is one of the things you saw quite clearly in Sandy Hook."
During her conversations with teachers, Klinger covers every topic from proper evacuation techniques to barricades, empowering teachers to make good decisions.
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2013/jan/03/school-safety-expert-trains-teachers-be-ready-ar-1299040/
Duncan, OK 2-18-13
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"The Stephens County District Attorney’s Office is bringing in Lt. Col. Dave Grosmann (ret.) for a two-day conference on the causes of violent crime especially in children."