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Campus Safety Conferences
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Arming School Staff Members or School Resource Officers – Let’s Look at the Facts, Part 2
By Kevin Quinn Earlier this week, in Part 1 of this blog discussion, I described two primary considerations schools need to address when...
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Arming School Staff Members or School Resource Officers – Let’s Look at the Facts, Part 1
By Kevin Quinn There has been much talk about school safety and active shooters. One solution discussed at great lengths is arming school...
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#100DaysOfSafety
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School’s Out, SROs Are In
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Thank a School Nurse
I have a long, happy history with school nurses. Most of us do. I can remember every school nurse throughout my academic career and into...
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Join Safe and Sound Schools in America’s PrepareAthon!
Are you prepared? It’s a timely question for school communities and families. Across the country, spring brings warm weather and more...
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Safe and Sound Schools: 2016 First Quarter Update
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Thinking Outside the Box: Using Social Workers to Improve School Safety
“Crisis preparedness” can sound so impersonal. Manuals. Policies. Procedures. And, yet, the entire concept of school safety is about...
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Understanding the Value of Social Work: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson
You may not realize it but, March is National Social Work Month, the month where we recognize and celebrate the work of this nation’s...
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Safe and Sound Secures $20,000 Endowment Award from BFG Community Foundation, Inc.
Donation to fund school safety programs in Maryland Baltimore, Md. – February 29, 2016 – BFG Community Foundation, Inc., during their...
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1/14/16 The Caveman Plan for School-Based Emergency
“Caveman Plans” – Planning for What Comes Naturally In 2002, I was an assistant principal at an elementary school on the south side of...
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12/13/15: Remembrance
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12/2/15: From Tragedy to a Safer Tomorrow
Almost three years have passed since the Sandy Hook tragedy. Since then, as a country, we’ve witnessed dozens more school shootings and...
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8/10/15 Begging the Question
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6/8/15 As the School Year Ends, Many Prepare for Safer Schools in 2015-16
Each June finds us hopping here at Safe and Sound. Only two years into our mission to advocate for safer schools nationally, the humble...
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5/18/15 School Safety Q & A: Bullet Proof Glass for Schools?
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5/4/15 Thank A Teacher! Facts and Fun for Teacher Appreciation Week
At Safe and Sound, we often highlight the role teachers play in keeping our children safe (only a few of us are teachers…really). This...
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4/20/15 There’s an App for That…
In the years since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012 , many have been working to improve school safety....
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2/24/15 Trending Tools and Technology in School Safety, Kevin Quinn
In my roles as a School Resource Officer and within several school safety organizations, I have the benefit of learning about many of the...
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