The author of 27 books on school safety, Michael Dorn serves as the executive director of Safe Havens International, a nonprofit K12 school safety center. Dorn welcomes reader questions and feedback at www.safehavensinternational.org.
Often, upon hearing about a sexual abuse case, people are shocked to learn that the predator was a trusted member of the community. School examples include a well-liked bus driver who admitted to sexually abusing up to 35 young girls while riding, without pay, on other drivers’ routes, or the highly regarded school resource officer […]
While there are other significant concerns about potential dangers created with many current options-based active shooter training approaches, I find the running option to be perhaps the most dangerous as presently taught.
The devastating attacks at schools during the 2017-18 school year have caused understandable and unprecedented levels of anxiety among students, parents, school officials, and local, state and federal officials. An alarming number of schools have adopted an ever-increasing array of safety and security measures that have not been validated or found to be effective. To […]
American schools have become increasingly data-driven in many important ways. School officials often rely on measurement and data for long-term strategic planning, budgeting and curriculum selection. However, they often do not evaluate school safety with the same level of care and accuracy. In providing oversight for security, climate and emergency preparedness assessments for more than […]

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Explore practical, age-appropriate strategies for introducing career awareness and exploration before students begin making high-stakes decisions about courses and pathways.�
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This short article from Staples Business explores a familiar challenge in K-12 procurement: Why everyday school purchases don?t always flow through the cooperative contracts you already have in place.
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