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Michael I. Sulkowski; James R. Pyle; Daniel J. Lamoreaux – Communique, 2024
Devastating school shootings have spawned a cottage industry of untested responses to school violence. Some involve target hardening, or making schools less vulnerable to violent attacks. School administrators and community members can be quick to gravitate towards target hardening measures for preventing school violence. However, crime prevention…
Descriptors: Administrators, School Safety, School Security, School Violence
Strobach, Kelly Vaillancourt; Cowan, Katherine C. – Communique, 2019
February 14 marked the 1-year anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and April 20 marks the 20th anniversary of the tragedy at Columbine. Much progress has been made over the last 20 years in the understanding of threat assessment, crisis preparedness, and the importance of increasing…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, Prevention, School Security
Crepeau-Hobson, Franci; Nickerson, Amanda; Cook, Erin – Communique, 2016
Shortly after the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six school staff members on December 14, 2012, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy established the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to review laws, policies, and practices in place at the time to make recommendations to reduce the probability of another attack.…
Descriptors: Violence, Crisis Management, Elementary Schools, Advisory Committees