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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: January 15, 2019
Lockdown drills are a necessary part of any good school safety plan. Knowing what to do in an emergency (and having practiced it enough to be able to...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: January 10, 2019
In our field of school safety and emergency preparedness, we often deal with people who are feeling high levels of stress, anxiety, and fear. While...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: December 12, 2018
If this is the only school safety blog you belong to, (and hey, more power to you if it isn't!) you may have missed the state of Michigan's School...
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The Joffe Family: November 16, 2018
Over the past few years, a positive consensus seems to have developed. The core of that consensus is that we must find ways to protect our schools...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: October 12, 2018
Just as you expect from your community safety blog post, today starts with a poem from the American author Mary Oliver (Hey, it's Friday, right?). We...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 24, 2018
One of the major ways Joffe Emergency Services supports our school partners throughout the country is by providing CPR and First Aid training and...
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The Joffe Family: September 7, 2018
We often talk about safety preparation at Joffe, and for good reason. Preparation allows for people to make confident, correct decisions in a...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: September 5, 2018
Your school's supply shed is filled with all of the emergency supplies needed to keep campus functioning for up to 72 hours following a disaster or...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: August 13, 2018
I stumbled upon a great article recently that got me thinking about school safety. Now, that may have been because I’m always thinking about school...
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Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist: June 27, 2018
A recent article in the National Business Officers Association’s (NBOA) NetAssets magazine (an excellent resource for independent schools around the...
