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Emma Johnson: August 5, 2025
As the start of the 2025–2026 school year approaches, I’ve been reflecting on what schools experienced last year—how teams responded, what challenges...
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Elizabeth Rupert: October 2, 2024
Why Participate in the Great ShakeOut? The Great ShakeOut is the world’s largest earthquake drill, and it’s designed to be more than a simple...
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Dr. Olivia Ellison: September 4, 2024
New York state's recent ban on realistic lockdown drills is a significant victory - a step toward much-needed reform in how we conduct safety drills....
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Cat Cecere: May 1, 2024
In mid-April, an 18-year-old Maryland student was arrested and charged with threatening mass violence at a school after authorities were informed of...
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Jayme Mallett: May 1, 2024
In a recent discovery by Campus Safety Magazine, a cybersecurity researcher unearthed a disconcerting reality: school shooting emergency plans were...
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Cat Cecere: March 6, 2024
Picture this: a parent receives a text notification that their child's school is on lockdown. With no further communication, their mind begins to...
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The Joffe Family: January 21, 2021
The next topic of our At-A-Glance series is the next most direct and simple emergency to handle: a fire on campus.
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The Joffe Family: January 19, 2021
Lockdowns are scenarios in which campus is called to stop all movement on and off of campus because of a direct or nearby threat to staff and/or...
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The Joffe Family: December 1, 2020
We sat down this week with our Director of Emergency Management, Hope Kaye. Hope has been involved in emergency services for five years, having...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: February 27, 2020
Every decision a school makes centers on this equation - is this what’s best for the community? Of course, it’s a complex world and these decisions...
