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If you are not sure of your state of readiness, contact Keys to learn more about Assessing the Potentially Dangerous Student, Crisis Planning or First Responders Crisis Preparedness, First Responders Coordination In-Service.
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4. School Bus Incidents Make News
A dozen school bus accidents left 16 dead and many more injured
and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and medical claims.
Community and schools have been devastated by these tragic losses.
All in just two weeks in October 05. Such numbers lead the the
question, "Were these accidents preventable?" The answer lies in
training for the climate. For more details about these accidents,
see the article, "What's Up With
Buses?"
Of course no teacher would accept such a position, but this exactly describes a school bus-- except it could be even further than 20 miles away in rural districts. So, again we ask, "Could a crisis be averted or mitigated with a different approach to training our bus drivers?" If your not certain about the ability of your school bus drivers to respond appropriately, Contact Keys today for information on Bus Driver Training.
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5. When the Teacher is the Bully
Does your
school have a Bully Staff Member? If
your school needs a policy, program or training on bullying that
deals with staff issues as well checkout
Bullying
Stops When Respect Begins. This is
a behavior replacement approach that emphasizes positives for staff
too. It
provides schools with knowledge of the domains that allow bullying:
The Bully, The Victim, The School and The Parent and the biggest
segment of all: the "the stand-by and do nothings."
Contact
Keys@KeysToSaferSchools.com today.
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Tips
for Students:
What To Do About Weapons
If you know
that someone on your school campus has a weapon, even if you are not sure
about it, tell someone such as a teacher, counselor or another staff member. Do not
confront the one with weapon. If someone
shows you a weapon and asks you to touch it or hold it, just say, "No." Never try
to take the weapon away from someone. If you find
a weapon, mark the spot then go tell someone. DO NOT pick it up! Remember
that weapons are serious and should be reported; be responsible, and do
the right thing. ----------------------------------
7.
Concerns around the
World Europe
Bo Munthe
Sweden
is considered to be a country with calm and
harmonious schools. That was the picture some years ago anyway. Since
2001, when the first school killing took place in Sweden, it has been like a roller
coaster, the list below is just from the first two weeks of October;
A 13 year-old boy commits suicide after years of
bullying (the school didn’t do anything about this according to
reports).
A nine year-old boy is threatened to be killed by a
mother of one of his classmates. The woman also threatens the
teacher, as well.
Seven year old students are kept home from school
for reasons of threats by other classmates with scissors.
17 year-old school boy beaten up by other
classmates in
Two girls and two boys, all 18 years old, where
fighting against each other in a school in Göteborg.
A 15 year-old boy beaten unconscious (the attack
lasted 20 minutes) in a
A Classmates tried to hang a 10 year-old boy who
was luckily saved by the teacher.
Blindfolded student whipped by other students.
Arson in a school (a teacher put the fire out).
A policeman harassed a class of 11-12 year-old
children. The police ran into the classroom, screaming "it is war".
He was mad about his son's bicycle which was stolen.
A 9 year-old boy threatened a classmate with a
knife. Australia Kevin Dickson
There is Growing Alarm for our Schools:
The concerns are not just internal terrorism by students but International
Terrorism as well. As for violence at the hands of students -
Teachers and classroom aides have been punched, bashed with metal cans,
kicked, spat at and
Alarm
grows at school attacks - According to a Herald
Sun article: - They have catalogued dozens of
frightening student attacks on government and private school
teachers over the past 12 months. Teachers and classroom aides have
been punched, bashed with metal cans, kicked, spat at and threatened
with knives, metal stakes and replica guns. Others have been
injured by chairs, rocks and computers thrown by angry students;
some have received written death threats.
International Terrorism
- in a 06 October 2005 Herald Sun article:
It's coming: ready or not
- is states... THE unthinkable is now considered inevitable (by
the Australian
Government ) so we have to confront this: assume for one
awful moment Melbourne had been hit by a coordinated series of
terrorist attacks that left thousands dead, many more injured, and a
city in panic. Would you know what to do (Schools)?
---------------------------------- 8. Tip of the Month for Parents: How To Know What's Going On With Your Child
In dozens of cases, police have found evidence of violent plots being created in a student's room at home. Were these students hoping to be caught? Wouldn't it be better if your children were "caught" by you rather than the police?
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 ----------------------------------
Systems don't change people; people change people.
Send us your favorite
one-liner today and look for it in future editions.
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10. Tip of the Month for Teachers: How to Handle Weapons?
Ask yourself this questions: Who on my staff has been trained to disarm a person/student with a Weapon?
If you are not sure how your staff may answer that question, contact Keys to learn more about Assessing the Potentially Dangerous Student, Crisis Planning ----------------------------------
Mark these on your calendar and register today or call or email to set up a training at your school or in your community.
Schedule or Co-Sponsor a training for you School or Community--email or call (800)504-7355
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What Others Say About Us! The best advertisement is word of mouth. We truly appreciate the many kind and encouraging words said about us by those of you who have attended one of our training's or received another service from us. Those who are considering one of our services might find it helpful to review some of these comments. Please feel free to contact any of them that you recognize. If you have a comment about Keys To Safer Schools.com and would like to share it with others, please email it to us and we will place it on the site. To read some comments click here ->http://keystosaferschools.com/WhatOthersAreSaying.htm ---------------------------------- 13. Co-sponsor a Training Seminar. http://KeysToSaferSchools.com/CoSponsoranEvent.htm
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;
It is a Win - Win arrangement. If anyone has questions or desires more information about this training opportunity contact us (800)504-7355. ---------------------------------- 14. Check out Keys Falling Prices on our Drug Test Kits
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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 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.
Or for information on large quantity discounts for Schools, Organization, Juvenile Courts, Business or others call Keys for a quote. Contact us today at (800) 504-7355 or email us at the address below to set up your account for using Purchase Orders.
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Keys staff members were in Baton Rouge to help school officials
cope with displaced students. They (and many other communities) were not hit
as hard as others by the winds of Katrina but have been hit by the relief effort. More than
9,000 students have been added to this school district with little any additional
funding or staffing. The state appropriately responded by lifting the
student/teacher ratio; however, this has students sitting on the floor with no
text books. Older students are forced together in shelter areas with members
of rival gangs from their displaced cities and now face a second set of rivals
when pushed into a new school. The numbers and the trauma have forced teachers
to act as counselors, counselors to act as therapists and the mental health
centers are overwhelmed.
Parents and school officials should take heed to a
new "virtual" game slated to debut in spring of 2006. It is currently titled
Bully and it has a lot of violence. The theme is apparently that the victim
seeks violent revenge against the bullies in his or her school. Violence in
video games aimed at kids is bad enough when it involves super heroes and
fantastic monsters. Most teens will know that these are fantasies; however, a
bully in the school is very real to a great many students. Planting a seed that
violence works to eliminate bullying could produce bitter fruit. Be involved in
your child or student's life to offer guidance. 
The
Mobile Classroom.
Here is good scenario to play-out with your staff. What would be
the response from a teacher if she were told that her classroom
was going to be over 20 miles from the school; it would have 3
times her normal student load; she would have students from K-12
including IDEA and 504 students; she might have a two-way radio
that works but maybe not; there would be no other teachers or
school staff any where near her; she must sit in front of her
class with her back to the kids; and the only training she would
receive would be on the technical operations of the classroom
itself--nothing on how to handle the students in this environment?
A
school in the Seattle area is facing media scrutiny and probable
legal battles after a
A weapon is
any object that is designed or intended to injure another person. Guns and
knives are the most common weapons but there are others. 
Privacy is an earned trust and grows with growth in
maturity and responsibility. Let your children know this is your
philosophy and that you will be checking up on them and their activities.
This includes internet, email, chat rooms and text messaging privileges,
know who your child is communicating with and about what [A
Don't!
