You’ve probably heard ALOT about the public health implications of COVID-19, but the global pandemic’s impact on education still leaves a lot of room for examination and reflection. In this special edition podcast, Dr. Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger, Esq. discuss new school safety concerns in the wake of the pandemic, and how COVID-19 can shift the ways we think about emergency response and preparedness as educators and students adjust to our ‘new normal’.
School Safety Free Period - All Hazards Planning: It’s not just for pandemics!
On this week's School Safety Free Period we'll examine some critical (and not so critical) concerns and strategies for dealing with the current public health crisis posed by the COVID 19 virus. Had enough of virus talk? There are important take aways for all hazards crisis planning as well!
School Safety Free Period - The Harsh Reality of Zero Tolerance
Remember zero tolerance? It often results in ugly unintended consequences, like a six year old getting arrested or a special needs student being removed from school. We can ensure the safety of students without using a harsh blanket approach to threats of violence. Dr. Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger discuss the implications of zero tolerance.
School Safety Free Period - National Teacher’s Unions and Traumatic Lockdown Drills
In this week's episode of The School Safety Free Period we'll discuss the national teachers’ unions calls for the end of unannounced or traumatic lockdown drills. Join us as we discuss the implications of this advocacy and the potential next steps, as well as some recent events that demonstrate the need to re-think what we are doing to our kids in the name of safety.
School Safety Free Period - Is School Violence an Inevitability?
In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period, we'll take a look at the nagging question of why the number of threats and incidents in schools hasn't decreased over time, despite funding, initiatives, and media attention. Why can't we stop threats and incidents of violence in schools?
School Safety Free Period - School Safety AFTER School
What about school safety after school? In this episode of the School Safety Free Period we'll examine the mayhem that can ensue in schools after hours and discuss strategies to make our schools safer AFTER school.
School Safety Free Period - It’s the School Safety Awards!
The school safety awards - It's time for the year in review at the start of awards season. Join Dr. Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger for a look at the best of the best, (and the worst of the worst) in the world of school safety. We'll discuss resources and strategies that we recommend, discuss encouraging trends, and lament some areas of concern.
School Safety Free Period - Questions and Some Answers
In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period we'll answer some questions from readers and listeners, and discuss the questions we get asked most frequently.
School Safety Free Period - Students or Inmates?
In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period we’ll look at some of the ways in which misguided safety efforts are compromising student rights, treating them like inmates and even putting them in physical danger.
School Safety Free Period - Good Intentions Lead to Bad Results
In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period we’ll look at some of the ways in which misguided safety efforts are compromising student rights, treating them like inmates and even putting them in physical danger.
School Safety Free Period - It’s Halloween and these trends are scary!
In this week’s School Safety Free Period, we’ll discuss the enduring (and troubling) legacy of Columbine, examine the proliferation of pepper spray for creating havoc in schools, and reflect on the ethical concerns raised by security companies buying their way into a recommendation as a safety partner by the national School Superintendent’s Association.
School Safety Free Period - Unintended Consequences
On this week's School Safety Free Period we'll explore more bus problems, discuss the unintended consequences of anonymous tip lines, and review some random events where perception wasn't reality. Join us!
School Safety Free Period - How Do We Further the School Safety Conversation?
In recent days we've seen lots of media attention and public outcry about two contrasting interpretations of school safety awareness. In what ways are controversies about school shooting sweatshirts or Sandy Hook Promise's "gut punch" videos furthering the school safety conversation? And what are the implications for teachers and administrators as we struggle to keep our students safe from all kinds of hazards?
Sandy Hook Promise PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ykN...
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School Safety Free Period - The Active Shooter Paradox: Two Things Can Be True at the Same Time
As we start a new school year, parents', teachers', and students' thoughts turn to the threat of a school shooting. In just the last 2 weeks there have been several thwarted plots, and a shooting at a high school football game in Alabama. Yet statistics show us that kids are more likely to die by drowning or a bicycle accident than a school shooting. Can both of these contradictory notions be true at once? Join us for a lively discussion of the active shooter paradox.
School Safety Free Period Bonus Episode - 2018-2019 School Year in Absurd Review
Let’s take a moment to examine some of the most ridiculous incidents of the past school year, not just to acknowledge the absurdities with which schools must deal, but more importantly to reflect on the important take aways for all schools.
School Safety Free Period - The Best of Intentions?
How on earth did we get from point A to point B? Misguided attempts to fix school safety problems results in the use of dogs to eliminate school shootings, door-less bathrooms, and setting the baseball field on fire.
School Safety Free Period - Bus Drivers Gone Wild?
Bus drivers gone wild? School bus safety concerns continue with a drunk guy riding the bus, and drivers with unsolvable problems.
School Safety Free Period Season 2 Episode 4 (podcast and livestream) - Hockey Pucks for Self-Defense
Active shooter response using hockey pucks, samari swords on campus, and elementary cell block violence. Watch the livestream replay here:
Season 2 Episode 3 "I'm about to blow up this bathroom..."
The title says it all - bomb threat or health crisis in the bathroom? We’ll also discuss the logistics of the marathon lockdown - and its implications for “false imprisonment”.
Season 2 Episode 2 - None of this is helpful!
Video game antics and threats involving supposed adults, putting cell phones in lockdown, and a not-so-helpful freebie.