SchoolShield.org

Another example of an educator putting it all on the line to protect students. There are so many examples of school staff heroism in the face of extreme danger.

Newly released surveillance video shows Oklahoma high school principal tackling gunman Seconds after a gunman opened fire at an Oklahoma high school, the school's principal was seen racing into the hallway, pushing the suspect onto a bench and holding him down.

Texas

The legislated a law allowing school staff who are vetted, trained, tested, etc. to be armed.

In addition to this, Independent School Districts (ISDs) often have their own certified police department.

She's one of many teachers and staff who put themselves in harm's way to protect students. Her incident was decades ago but this was a way to remind everyone about how teachers care about their students.

Speaking to a property owners' association next month on property and personal security protocols at home.

I have been interacting with retired California SWAT cop who now provides free Youtube and Online training for churches and Christian schools. His teaching is solid and down to earth. Check him out.

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School Active Shooter mitigation, Texas style!

Back To School time is here. This presentation by David Grossman still remains relevant and informative.
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This model has been in practice in many schools for many years. Hiring off duty (or retired) law enforcement officers to provide security at schools. They are trained, vetted, have strict policies and procedures, and know how to work with people.

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Empowering Preparedness and Survival at West Liberty-Salem Local School District The Administrators from West Liberty-Salem Local School District took time to share their active shooter incident story with us to help others understand the need to be prepared. Their story is emotional, mindful, and supports the need to prepare and train as if someday you will need it - because so...

I have known and worked with Jonathan Tal of TAL Global for well over two decades. This is his article.

"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Session, hailed as “riveting,” set into historical context the active shooting threat from its genesis, believed to be April 1891 in the U.S.
Campbell, CA – October 15, 2021 - A seminar, “Anatomy of an Active Shooting: Survival as a Planned Outcome,” was recently presented by Lawrence Dietz, General Counsel for TAL Global, an international corporate security and risk assessment firm, and Michael Julian of National Business Investigations, at the just completed 2021 BOMA International Conference and Expo.

The session, hailed by attendees as “riveting,” set into historical context the active shooting threat from its genesis, believed to be April 1891, when a shooter targeted students in a parochial school playground, to the sporadic but ongoing epidemic we are witnessing today.

While the motives behind active shooting incidents can vary, BOMA attendees soon realized that in most cases, building owners and managers are ill-prepared for such incidents, according to Dietz.

“Complicating matters, very often building owners and managers find they are named as co-defendants if litigation follows the assault.”

Dietz told his audience that based on his experience, multi-million-dollar financial settlements are not uncommon after active shooter incidents.

However, the panelists also discussed ways to minimize the possibility of such a horrific event. Among those cited at the presentation were the following:

• Enhancements to building architecture that can improve security. This includes the addition of barriers, interior access control systems, and architectural “inhibitors” such as turnstiles, elevator management systems, and ballistic-rated glass or coatings.

• Conducting a vulnerability (risk) assessment. While there are different types of vulnerability assessments, the goal with each is to identify, classify, and prioritize security weaknesses, including active shooter incidents.

• Becoming familiar with a program known as Assess, Leave, Impede, Violence, Expose (A.L.I.V.E.), created by panelist Julian. This program provides steps building owners/managers can take to respond to an active shooter situation swiftly and effectively.

Over the past 23 years, TAL Global has worked with organizations worldwide, helping them prevent workplace violence and protect people and places, as well as traveling C-suite executives. Today, due to the rash of active shooting incidents, the firm is also working with organizations all over the world, helping them prevent active shooting events.

About TAL Global

TAL Global is a twenty-three-year-old, elite security consulting and risk management firm that protects human and physical assets around the globe. The company includes a team of world-class, interdisciplinary security experts that join forces to identify, analyze, and mitigate risks for their clients from every vulnerability – inside and out."

As schools and churches begin to reopen, a little reminder that the threat is still out there.

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A pretty handy tip to add to your arsenal of kid-safety protocols.

Tip from Springfield Police department…..
If you have small children and are going to a theme park, baseball game, the shore, music concert outside or anything  crowded with people, write your phone number on there wrist. Then cover it with liquid Band-Aid to protect it from rubbing off. Then use your cell phone and take a picture of them (by themselves) to be able to describe what they had on if need too. Stay safe 🚓