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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 24, 2019
Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, are one of the most essential tools that school communities have to keep their people safe. As a brief reminder, consider this sobering statistic. According to the National Safety Council, it takes...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 11, 2019
Privacy has always been a challenge and concern for schools, even before every single individual on campus began carrying powerful technology in...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 4, 2019
From our perspective, the most important goal or element in effective school safety protocols is knowing exactly who is on campus at any given time....
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: July 16, 2019
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: June 20, 2019
At least for me, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as checking off items on my to-do list. The size or relative importance of the task isn’t the...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: June 11, 2019
It is absolutely normal to be concerned about things that are statistically unlikely to happen. Anyone watching me white-knuckle the armrest during...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: May 29, 2019
We’ve written before about how recovering from emergencies can be a long, complicated process. The hard work of rebuilding a campus and/or a...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: May 16, 2019
Leading your school community through its recovery from an emergency or crisis is a long, long process. One of the challenges is navigating through...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: April 29, 2019
Emergency drills have become a controversial or at least widely discussed topic in school safety for a myriad of reasons. If done purposelessly or...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: April 3, 2019
I feel lucky to have grown up where I grew up. My high school, Charles D. Owen High (Go Warhorses!) is nestled in the Swannanoa Valley, surrounded by...
