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🚨 School Safety Essentials! 🚨

🚨 School Safety Essentials! 🚨

Timothy Enos, a retired chief from the Sarasota County School District Police Department, emphasizes 10 key measures for safer schools:

  1. School resource officer at every school.
  2. Reinforced single entry point with safety measures.
  3. Anonymous reporting system for concerning behavior.
  4. Threat assessments for students showing signs of violence.
  5. Threat assessments for school facilities.
  6. Panic or alert systems connecting to local law enforcement.
  7. Real-time camera access for law enforcement.
  8. Bleeding control kits at every school.
  9. Shooter response training for single responding officers.
  10. Policies to respond to and assess threats posted on social media.

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The MEN was founded by John Huber in the fall of 2020. It was founded to provide a platform for expert opinion and commentary on current issues that directly or indirectly affect education. All opinions are valued and accepted providing they are expressed in a professional manner. The Maryland Education Network consists of Blogs, Videos, and other interaction among the K-12 community.

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