This is a difficult subject to cover in just a few hundred words. There are literally, thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of books, not to mention articles & white papers, on securing an educational institution. And all of them have their good and bad points. I will attempt to boil it down into these few […]
A great many people, especially school administration, management, & parents, won’t want to read, or believe these either. If they do, they will merely say to anyone I/we don’t do those things. Unfortunately, those are the people that probably are the worst offenders and are courting a potentially blood-splattered public relations nightmare. Can we say […]
On July 30, I was interviewed by Bob Branco & Peter Alcohol for the In Perspective podcast. We discussed bullying, mask wearing, and several other issues with safety in schools. Here is the link https://www.brancoevents.com/in-perspective-216-robert-sollars-talks-about-safety-in-school/ Two young lovers, one 18 and his transgender girlfriend, 17, quietly sneak out of class and meet up. Stealthily, they […]
Situational awareness isn’t just about the ‘bad stuff,’ either. You won’t notice the good things around you if you aren’t paying attention to what’s going on, remember the old adage and song “You got to Stop & Smell the Roses”? Situational Awareness is A term with its roots in WWI regarding a pilot’s knowledge of […]
When I discuss this new-fangled approach to security, with colleagues, old & new, I get a firestorm, like a raging wildfire with no way out and rushing over me like a tidal wave. Some of the comments were suggestive and others were supportive. Most often I get something to the effect, that “we’ve always utilized […]
Actually no, it didn’t. But, because of the wild fires in Arizona in June, there was little mention of these incidents despite the temperatures rising to 118 degrees. The number of incidents basically remained the same as they were in May. I did receive reports of deadly incidents from April and May however that were […]
What nursery rhyme am I talking about? All of them have good things to say and warnings towards the way we live and treat others. While that may be true, in most respects, the one I’m discussing here, can lead to emotional, physical, and mental trauma for those that are fortunate enough to get away […]
There were no jokes or pranks this month. The number of incidents, reported and I recorded, were astronomical compared to the pandemic levels. It’s on par to be the same kind of year, maybe a bit more than 2019. This isn’t surprising to me in the least. Why I feel that way you ask? People […]
Does your company know the answers to these questions? the 24 warning signs? 43% of all WPV begins as domestic violence…which includes child abuse for schools? the attitudes that encourage violence? More than 50 incidents of violence, many, many facets, occur every day in schools? how much just one incident could cost your organization? the […]
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