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It is prudent for schools to remember that out side the United States, schools have been a regular target for terrorists because they are soft targets with little security, large numbers crowded together daily and injuring children causes more terror than injuring adults. It is also prudent to remember that terrorist cells in the US have been instructed to seek softer targets.
Does your school have a contingency plan for Terrorist Attack? Your Schools' Plan includes a Bio, Chemical and Nuclear Component to it, right? Does your school have a comprehensive, integrated Emergency/Crisis Action Response Plan that would serve in the event of a Terrorist Attack? Free, "one size fits all" Emergency Plans are available and work well as long as nothing ever happens. If you would like for your school to be truly prepared, review Emergency/Crisis Planning Procedures then call or email Keys today.
4. School Bus Incidents Make News
In most bus incidents the drivers reacted the best they could under emergency circumstances. How would your bus drivers respond to an emergency? a weapon? a fight? suspicious behavior? hijacking?
If your not certain about the ability of your school bus drivers to respond appropriately, Contact Keys today for information on Bus Driver Training - dealing with a Hostile Environment.
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5.
Pay now or a lot more later
August 11, 2005 a Federal Court Jury ordered
Tonganoxie (Kansas) School District to pay a former student
$250,000. The former student alleged that he was bullied and
harassed from the 7th grade until he felt forced to
drop out in the 11th grade with school doing nothing to
prevent it. An attorney for the District said, “It was a foregone
conclusion that we were going to appeal.” The District appealed
while the settlement was held and the District was charged
interest. On December 22, 2005 the District settled for
$440,000 to end the 19 month long legal battle.
Many states are mandating Anti-Bullying Polices due to this trend
and they believe schools are not doing all they can to stamp out
Bullying & Cyber-bullying. This lawsuit is the latest in a national trend for
students and parents attempting to hold Districts and their Administrators
responsible for failing to provide a safe and secure learning environment.
The lessons to be learned in this incident are: Lawsuits are expensive and
distracting. When the legal fees incurred by this District are added
into the settlement, the cost of this 1 1/2 years of struggle easily will
exceed a half million. Wrong or right, weigh the odds and
cost of prevailing as well as the cost of losing. Cut and run (back
to business as usual) when time and money do not support the probably
outcome. This could still run 1/4 million. Prevent such lawsuits through
proactive policies, procedures and practices that
include training staff and students in counter-bullying. This will
cost a few thousands. School's today are struggling with
Lawsuits and what is expected of them in this environment. Keys
has hear your voice and we would like to introduce one of the Newest
Members of
Keys
Multi-Discipline Team.
Gus
Dr. Douvanis is a Nationally Renowned speaker and presenter
on many Legal issues impacting schools and other youth oriented
organizations. He is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Law at the
University of West Georgia in Carrollton Georgia, where he also serves as
University Advisor for Legal Services and University Ethics Officer.
He
speaks on and teaches courses in;
School Law and Ethics,
Counselors and School Social Workers and the Law,
Special Education Law, and
Advanced Law and Ethics
Keys To Safer Schools.com can provide
Counter
Bullying for Administrators through the nationally used program
Bullying Stops
When Respect Begins that deals with Bullying and Cyber-bullying
and other services targeting schools needs in this environment. Contact
Keys today to learn how you can protect your
school from these costly lawsuits.
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Tips
for Students:
Be Assertive but Not Aggressive
Bullies go after easy targets and look for approval of their actions from
others. Every student can make a difference by learning to be assertive: Do not
"roll over" for a bully; make it an effort for the bully to have his way. Express
displeasure when a bully pulls a prank. Laughing or even smiling at his
actions may encourage a repeat. When you
see a bully doing "his/her thing" with others, let him/her know that
these actions
are not acceptable. Being
assertive does not mean being aggressive: Do not
fight with bully. Do not gang
up on the bully. Do not use
abusive language toward the bully. In time,
the bullies will see by your example a better way to get along with
others. ----------------------------------
7.
Crisis/Emergency Recovery Phase VII is a national planning model for
Emergency
Response/Crisis Response Planning which deals with
Recovery Process, that
is, returning to normal as soon as practical.
Does your
school have a Recovery Policy, Recovery Team or practice drills? For more
information read the article
Recovery Process -
returning to normal. If your school
needs help preparing for
Recovery from traumatic events or
Helping
Children Displaced by Disaster, contact
Keys@KeysToSaferSchools.com.
---------------------------------- 8. Tip of the Month for Parents: 5 P's of Parenting
Be the Parent.
Be Practical.
Be Positive.
Be Protective.
Download a Sample Contract for Parents to use with their children - Download Contact Having trouble and need one-on-one help - Contact Keys Experts for advice ----------------------------------
"No person was ever honored for what he
received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
Calvin Coolidge (30th US president)
Send us your favorite
one-liner today and look for it in future editions. ----------------------------------
10. Tip of the Month for Teachers: Avoid Power Struggles
For more on this and related subjects, read the article on Anger Management. ----------------------------------
Mark these on your calendar and register today or call or email to set up a training at your school or in your community.
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Would you like to have a training event in your school or local area but fear that you do not have the participation or budget to do so? Keys has a program just for you! Co-sponsoring one of these trainings in your area. We will bring the training to you and provide you with a Free Slot. This would cut travel costs, hotel expenses, work days lost travel to and from event, food costs, car expenses, and you get a Free Slot out of it, too. Again, what we look for in selecting a site are;
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Parents, looking for a way to help your teen stay away from drugs or does your teen already have a drug problem and you are trying to help? Parent's try using this Mini Digital Alcohol Tester or these Drug Test Kits in conjunction with your personal family drug policy to help your children stay off or away from drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Parents are you concern about Date Rape Drugs? Is your young adult going to College and you want to help them. Keys has Date Rape Tester available now...check them out. See links below.
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Middle School by
a member of the Seminole County SWAT team after he pointed a gun at the law
enforcement officer. For more details read the article
2.
School Violence Grows Among Students; Spreads to Adults
has become a magnet for
attracting and training talented fighters. As for America it is
only a matter of time. Planning for strikes is underway and you
will see them soon." These are the words from a tape aired
01/19/2006 on the Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera. The Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) believes it to be the voice from al
Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden.
Bus
Incidents include:
Most people tend to believe
that recovery starts right after the emergency or crisis. Actually, the
Recovery Process starts before any incident happens with
planning, policy
development, team building and training. During the Crisis/Emergency, the
Recovery
Team starts to work immediately taking notes and making arrangements for
post crisis/emergency support. Only pre-incident policy and training will produce
positive steps toward a recovery that meets the needs but does not prolong
the trauma through too much effort. 
Be Patient.
The biggest problem with
power struggles is that someone must lose. The
classroom should not be a place of winning or losing but a place of
learning. When conflict develops, resolve it quickly with the goal of
providing a safe and secure learning environment for all students--even
the trouble makers. Always direct the students attention to the Handbook
or other source of rules and policy. Allow them to describe the
consequences of their actions. Never take it personally. For many this a
huge switch in the manner of approaching classroom problems but after
trying it, you may be amazed how much stress has been removed from your
life.
