Soft Lockdowns: What They Are, Why They’re Important, and How to Manage Them
A soft lockdown is one option school safety officials have to respond to threats. Learn more about soft lockdowns and when to use them.
Terri Mock
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What is the Role of a Public Information Officer (PIO)?
Public information officers (PIOs) have an extremely important duty in sharing critical information with communities in order to save lives and protect property.
What are Strike Teams and how do they Minimize COVID-19 Hot Spots in Communities?
Most states have rapid response units tasked with responding to community outbreaks of COVID-19 and minimizing the impact of the virus. While not all rapid response units are assigned the title of “strike team”, they all do much the same thing - albeit on different scales.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Service Worker Safety
According to RegisteredNursing.org, more than 20 percent of coronavirus cases in some states are among healthcare workers; and, whereas most media attention relating to the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers has been focused on direct care workers (i.e., doctors and nurses), relatively little attention has been given to the impact on healthcare service workers.
7 Acts of Community Policing Around The Holidays and Beyond
The holidays present many opportunities for law enforcement professionals to connect with the neighborhoods they work in. Across the country, many local police departments have invested in community policing initiatives to do just that.
What to Know about the 2021 Update to the FSA Campus Safety Handbook
In October 2020, the Department of Education announced it was rescinding the Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting and replacing it with an appendix to the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook.
September is Attendance Awareness Month for K-12 Schools
Initially celebrated in 2013, Attendance Awareness Month has the objective of raising awareness of the connection between school attendance and academic achievement. This year, the event has added importance due to the perception that chronic absenteeism resulted in students experiencing significant learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What, When, and How to Communicate with Employees about Coronavirus
Employers have an important role to play in mitigating the consequences of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in communicating information in a timely and efficient manner to keep employees safe.
National Bullying Prevention Month – Top Resources on Bullying
Find bullying resources such as websites and organizations, bullying legislation, LGBTQ initiatives, programs, curricula, and technologies that can help educators tackle bullying in school.
A Timeline of Blue Alerts, What They Are, and How They Work
For more than ten years, many state and local governments have had the ability to use a “blue alert” system of mass notification in order to warn the public of dangerous offenders on the run and to solicit information that can help apprehend them.
