How to Prevent School Shootings | Jillian Peterson | TEDxHamlineUniversity

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

• Punxsutawney school board hears update on completed emergency operations plan (Punxsutawney, PA) http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/punxsutawney-school-board-hears-update-on-completed-emergency-operations-plan/article_99a28946-3545-54d7-ab73-614684a370be.html
• EOP provided for School Board approval review!
• Adult Tourniquet for Use in School-Age Emergencies https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/05/03/peds.2018-3447
• Medical testing finds adult sized tourniquets are effective for use on children. 
• Lancaster County school doctor charged with sexual abuse of teens (Lancaster, PA) https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-doctor-abuse-teens-20190501-36ckgwqbw5fztk35fcbq3w5jmi-story.html
• School sports doctor charged with sexually touching male athletes. 
• UNC Charlotte Shooting Victim Is Honored As A Hero For Tackling Shooter (Charlotte, NC) https://www.wbur.org/npr/719222196/unc-charlotte-shooting-victim-is-honored-as-a-hero-for-tackling-shooter 
• 17-year old student gives his life engaging actor saving others.
• Florida teachers can arm themselves under new gun bill https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-florida/florida-teachers-can-arm-themselves-under-new-gun-bill-idUSKCN1S74GZ 
• Bill authorizing the arming of teachers progresses in Florida.
• Emergency crews respond to school bus crash in NE Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, OK) https://kfor.com/2019/05/02/emergency-crews-respond-to-school-bus-crash-in-ne-oklahoma-city/
• Bus crash with 6-students transported to hospitals. How would this strain your school resources? 
• Teen arrested after 11 hospitalized following pepper spray incident at Morgan Park HS (Chicago, IL) https://wgntv.com/2019/05/07/teen-arrested-after-11-hospitalized-following-pepper-spray-incident-at-morgan-park-hs/
• Series of cop-cat events plague school illustrating students emulate without considering consequence. 
• Shooting at Colorado Charter School; At Least Seven Injured (Highlands Ranch, CO) https://www.jems.com/articles/news/2019/05/shooting-at-colorado-charter-school.html
• Two students apprehended in school shooting, motivations unknown at this time.

RPP - School Emergency News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

• Union High School Implements Emergency Response Plan to Help Students Cope with Sudden Loss of Classmate (Union, NJ) https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/articles/union-high-school-implements-emergency-response-plan-to-help-students-cope-with-sudden-loss-of-classmate
• Highlights importance of "Death of Student/Staff" and "At-Risk Family" Annex planning.
• Tunkhannock Area High School Robotics Team Finishes Second in Division in World Competition (Tunkhannock, PA) https://wnep.com/2019/04/28/tunkhannock-area-high-school-robotics-team-finishes-second-in-division-in-world-competition/
• Example how any school can compete on the world stage.
• Delco women firefighters make history on a Pa. middle school emergency call (Wallingford, PA) https://www.philly.com/news/columnists/women-volunteer-pa-firefighter-shortage-south-media-fire-maria-panaritis-20190427.html 
• Overviews need for more volunteer fire fighters; women & teens welcome.
• One of 4 children hit by truck near Memphis elementary school lucky to be alive, mother says (Memphis, TN) https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/one-of-4-children-hit-by-truck-near-memphis-elementary-school-lucky-to-be-alive-mother-says/943890746 
• Example of traffic risk around school settings.
• Texas Senate passes school safety bill intended to prevent mass shootings (TX) https://www.texastribune.org/2019/04/29/texas-senate-pass-school-safety-mass-shootings/
• Movement in Texas to improve school safety communication, site design, and mental health treatment.

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

• Polk Schools to connect buses to county emergency radios (Bartow, FL) https://www.theledger.com/news/20190423/polk-schools-to-connect-buses-to-county-emergency-radios
• Due to handicapped student bus death, district contracts to install 911 system radios in buses.
• Unhappy with their school's approach to mental health, students at Severna Park are taking it into their own hands (Anne Arundel, MD) https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/schools/ac-cn-mental-health-20190423-story.html
• Due to suicides, Student/Parent lead groups augmenting mental health support to students.
• 2 Kyle schools 'all-clear' after lockout (Kyle, TX) https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/2-kyle-schools-on-lockout-for-investigation-of-unauthorized-people-in-area/1948062583
• Area police incident results in school's calling Lock-Outs ("Keep-Out" protective action).

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

• Lakewood school tailors active shooter training based on grade level and age group (Lakewood, OH) https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/e-team/lakewood-school-tailors-active-shooter-training-based-on-grade-level-and-age-group
• Discussion of how ALICE strives for age appropriate active shooter training.
• Davis school runs off generator after electrical failure (Davis, CA) https://www.kcra.com/article/davis-high-school-generator-electrical-failure/27186611
• "Where could we plan to obtain a school wide generator if we needed one?"
• People Traveling To Columbine High School 'To Feel It, Touch It, See It' Have Been A Problem For Years (Columbine, CO) https://www.cpr.org/news/story/people-traveling-to-columbine-high-school-to-feel-it-touch-it-see-it-have-been-a-problem
• Long-term consequence of being "that place."
• Kentucky School District Awarded Additional Funds to Support Recovery Efforts Following Tragic School Shooting Last Year (Marshall County, KN) https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/kentucky-school-district-awarded-additional-funds-support-recovery-efforts-following-tragic-school-shooting-last-year
• School violence recovery grant that we strive to never need.
• Raccoon-on-the-loose prompts school closing (South Avondale, FL) https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/04/17/south-avondale-has-critter-day-school-closed-while-they-catch-sneaky-raccoon/3501866002/
• "One little creature" impact in a school.

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

• School officials question student role in active shooter drills (Hollidaysburg, PA) https://wjactv.com/news/local/school-officials-question-student-role-in-active-shooter-drills
• Outlines considerations of how to use students in Armed Intruder exercises.
• New Kansas Law Reduces Number Of Required School Safety Drills (Kansas) https://www.kcur.org/post/new-kansas-law-reduces-number-required-school-safety-drills#stream/0
• Required number of drills to change from 16 per school year to 9.
• 10 Westhill students arrested after riot injures cop, teacher (Stamford, CT) https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/10-Westhill-students-arrested-for-food-fight-that-13772583.php#photo-17218859
• Social Media planned food fight escalates. 
• Lockout vs. lockdown: Knowing the difference after threat to Denver-area schools (Denver, CO) https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/lockout-vs-lockdown-knowing-the-difference-after-threat-to-denver-area-school
• Argument for distinct differences in "lockdown" type titles; example: Lock-Down, Keep-Out, & Stay-Put.

RPP - School Emergency Event News Notice

The following school events in the news have been provided to aid awareness, preparation, and planning.

• Third suburban student dies by suicide, as study finds attempts on the rise (Maywood, ILL) https://wgntv.com/2019/04/08/number-of-children-going-to-er-with-suicidal-thoughts-attempts-doubles-study-finds/ 
• Discussion of rise in nationwide suicide rates among young people, and impact of student suicides to their school district.
• Fake emergency call brings out SWAT team in Hartland; school put on lockdown (Harland, Wis.) https://www.wisn.com/article/fake-emergency-call-brings-out-swat-team-in-harltand-schoo/27102902
• Fake emergency cyber bullying call targets student as "active shooter."