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They Call Him Mr. De
His students may call him “Mr. De,” but Frank DeAngelis is known by many others as family, friend, mentor, and colleague. When I first...
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Poison Prevention Week: The Two Toxins Most Common in Schools
According to ED100 , each year, we spend about 6,000 hours awake. Children will spend 1,000 of those hours in school not including...
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Safe and Sound Parent Council Program Training Takes Flight
After months of preparations, the Safe and Sound Parent Council program training has officially begun! The Parent Council is an exclusive...
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Safe and Sound Schools To Host the Inaugural National Summit on School Safety
Historic event will bring together the nation’s renowned school safety experts, thought leaders, and school-based crisis survivors to...
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Let’s Open the Conversation about Door Safety
The most visible tool we have to protect our schools are doors. They are everywhere – on the outside of our buildings at various external...
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Parents for Safer Schools: Action is the Antidote to Fear and Guilt
I can still remember the feelings of fear and guilt that washed through my body when I first heard a gunman had entered my daughter’s...
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Safe and Sound Schools Kicks Off 2019 With “New Year, New Sound”
Safe and Sound Schools Kicks Off 2019 With “New Year, New Sound” Actor Jeremy Ray Taylor and Chasing DaVinci sound off on #schoolsafety...
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Become a Sponsor of the National Summit on School Safety
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Hidden Toxins in School Supplies
When parents put their children on a school bus each morning, they are entrusting bus drivers, teachers, classroom aids, and...
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Surviving Tragedy
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5 School Safety Tips to Kick Off the School Year
By: John McDonald, Executive Director for Security and Emergency Management, Jefferson County Public Schools, Colorado Now that school is...
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Parents for Safe Schools: 5 Ways Parents Can Get Involved
One of the key takeaways from the 2018 State of School Safety Report illustrates a lack of communication and misunderstanding about...
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What I Wish Every Parent Asked
While I spend a fair amount of time traveling to visit schools, communities, and school safety professionals, my travel increases...
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Collaboration Between Home and School is Key in Supporting the Mental Health and Safety of Transgend
By: Leslie Lagerstrom & Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP May is Mental Health Awareness Month. School staff and school-based mental health...
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A Voice From the Field: Lessons Learned from John McDonald, Executive Director for Security and Emer
When I sat down to talk with John McDonald , a nationally recognized school security expert, I knew I had to share some of his thoughts...
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2018 First Quarter Update
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Tips To Keep Your Child With Autism Safe
As parents of children with autism, we already know firsthand the many challenges associated with keeping our kids safe, both in and out...
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Surviving Sexual Assault: A Student’s Story of Hope and Perseverance
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the many survivors, friends, and families affected by sexual assault, we share Katie’s story...
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Poison Prevention Week: School Safety Concerning the Presence of Toxins
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2017 Year End Review
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