Concept failure vs application failure

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In an excellent blog on the Safe Havens International website, Michael Dorn explains a central concept in the discussion of the place lockdown has in Active Shooter response.

Lockdown is the core of most K-12 schools' response.  There are those who seek to change that, and our question is, why?  The concept of lockdown still has merits.  Those who put forth the new alternatives will point out mistakes made in other incidents as proof that the concept has failed, when in fact, the examples given are of failures in application.

Give it a read.

Middle school student has gun at school, gets arrested

Vancouver, Washington

An 11-year old student at Frontier Middle School was arrested and charged with attempted murder when police found him in possession of a handgun, 400 rounds of ammunition, and several knives.

No information has yet been released about a possible motive.

2 Dead, 2 critically injured in middle school shooting

Sparks City, Nevada

An assailant brought a gun onto the campus of Sparks Middle School in Sparks City, Nevada, and opened fire.

After killing one student and critically wounding two others, the gunman allegedly turned the gun on himself.

Information is still sketchy.  Nearby Agnes Risley Elementary School went to lockdown, and was evacuated, along with Sparks Middle School, to be reunited with their families at Sparks High School.

My thoughts and prayers are with the families and students of Sparks City.

Child Abduction Digest 5-7-13

School secretary helps abduct a student

Nearby abduction puts school into lockdown

Attempted abduction by a fake crossing guard

A mother and two children abducted from church

Suicide attempted in class

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Child Abduction Digest 4-11-13

Baker Student Reports Abduction Attempt on Way to ... - Corpus Christi

School on Lockdown Following Attempted Abduction ... - Indianapolis

Confusion Surrounds Reports of Kidnapping Attempts in Rossmoor
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Woman not criminally responsible in abduction of Oshawa boy
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Michigan 8th Grader shoots himself

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Prank 911 call leads to arrest of teen

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Shooting causes school lockdown

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New trend in school safety is disturbing

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School goes on lockdown after fight

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Lockdown at school lifted after nearby shooting

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School receives threat prior to start

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Search for burglary suspect leads to school lockdown

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Unauthorized entry leads to a lockdown in SW Ind. School

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School Assault Digest 1-14-13

Over the past week, the following stories on assaults on school were found:
Cedar Park police looking into school assault allegation - www.statesman.com

Akron schoolgirl accused of assaulting teacher, student - Break News - Ohio

Lockdown ordered at Northwest High School after BB gun assault - Fox 59 News – fox59.com

Police arrest teen after assault outside school - The Columbia Daily Tribune

Raging Man Gets Jail In School Attack - Huckleberries Online - Spokesman Mobile

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Teacher Brings Loaded Gun To Minnesota School For Fear Of Newtown Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS, MN
A teacher from Seward Montessori School brought a gun, due to fear generated by the Sandy Hook Elementary attack.

A staff member reported the presence of the gun to the principal, who placed the school on lockdown.

The teacher has been placed on administrative leave.

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Bowie High School 'Soft Lockdown' Raises Alarms

Wichita Falls, TX
An intoxicated man with a backpack asked for directions to the local high school.  A "soft lockdown" was called for Bowie High School, a preventative lockdown in Safe Havens parlance.  Exterior doors are secured, and there is a heightened awareness by staff.  This type of lockdown allows classes to continue.

The man was apprehended, had no weapons of any type, and was charged with public intoxication.  While arrested at an entrance, he had never set foot on school property.  Social media rumors caused unrest with parents, leading them to find fault with the school's actions.

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Threat Made To Local School Employee; Police Called To Investigate

Columbus, OH
Police are investigating a threat made against a staff member of Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School.

The threat was made by the staff member's son.

The building is on the standard "level one lockdown", which includes the locking of exterior doors.

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