by Emma | Jan 6, 2022 | Administrators, Blog, Education Law, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Safe Learning Environment, School Counselors, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence
On November 30th, 2021, Ethan Crumbley, a fifteen-year-old student at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, opened fire in a school hallway. Four students died; six students and one teacher were injured. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the community and country....
by Emma | May 13, 2021 | Blog, Digital Safety, Education Law, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, Safe Learning Environment, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Technology, Trauma
Seventeen Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students lost their lives in a shooting on February 14th, 2018. This school shooting forever changed Parkland, Florida — and the United States. Afterwards, several Stoneman Douglas students founded the #NeverAgain...
by Emma | Nov 2, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Digital Safety, Education Law, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, Trauma
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the vital importance of emergency preparedness in schools. With the possibilities of school shootings and natural disasters on the rise, schools need emergency preparedness plans more than ever. It’s important to know and implement the...
by Emma | Oct 8, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Education Law, Educational Technology, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, Online Learning, School Counselors, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Technology
In the past twenty years, American schools experienced a rapid increase in mass shootings. Schools saw the need to train staff and students to prepare for an active shooter situation. In Mississippi, the Mississippi House Education Committee outlined the requirements...
by Emma | Jan 27, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Digital Safety, Education Law, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, Technology
On February 14th, 2018, seventeen students lost their lives in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Stoneman Douglas students started the #NeverAgain movement to stop gun violence. At the same time, Florida lawmakers,...
by Emma | Oct 14, 2019 | Administrators, Blog, Bullying, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, School Safety, School Violence
Creating a safe learning environment is a major goal for school administrators. Shootings, such as the Prescott High shooting, have become a primary concern for schools and districts nationwide. But can we prevent school shootings? Evidence suggests that, with the...
