Do you have standard terms or Simplified Response? Many organizations are working to “stake a claim” in the “active shooter” response. A few of these even expand to emergency response, incorporating commands for other scenarios. Yet when working on proper…
One of the foremost needs in school safety should be to address the ongoing prevalent danger that “Secure Mode” presents. There are many individuals and several organizations and companies that discuss or promote this terminology. Unfortunately, it makes sense to…
ACAP is a consulting firm whose mission is to
perform security assessments and address
areas where schools can improve on safety –
not just for faculty, students and visitors but for
first responders as well.
After reading through the report discussing the events leading up to and occurring during the attack at Oxford high school, including the findings of the authors, providing commentary from a school-based, multi-disciplinary group seemed necessary. This paper addresses points of concern with that publication in several areas: expectations, perspective, bag searches, camera monitoring, training, suicide and threat assessment, and omissions. It then concludes with suggestions for districts in their approach to school safety.
All response paths in emergency scenarios will follow the same set of behaviors.
by Anthony Beattie There are many issues with the wide variety of terms and codes used by schools to activate emergency actions. Foremost is that there are a wide variety. Standardization across an area is fundamental for appropriate community understanding…