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  Time is our greatest asset, time is limited and we all have the same amount of time. What we do with the time we have is critical to each of us and to those around us too.  And unlike movies, cartoons and commercials…in real life we cannot go back in time. We cannot go back in time and listen to an at-risk student that committed suicide.  We cannot go back in time and prevent bullying or cyberbullying that already took place. We cannot go back in time and prevent violence, drug abuse and sexual assaults that already took place. We cannot go back inRead More →

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The Brazilian whose shooting spree left 12 school children dead was a loner who spent his days surfing the Web, and had been victim of schoolyard bullying and taunts.  His classmates and former teachers said he was routinely bullied at school, rejected and taunted by girls in class, and forced to endure “constant humiliation”. Lessons Learned:  There are several lessons learned from this tragedy.  Number One: Bullying can have a devastating effect on a child and can lead to severe violence.   Number Two: Multiple red flags were given prior to this attack: recent clothing changes, change in mental state, researching weapons online, withdrawing from society,Read More →

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  Brazilian gunman fatally shot 11 children and wounded 18 others at a Rio de Janeiro public school… One person dead and three others hurt in a shooting at Southern Union Community College… Student Planned to Shoot “As Many as He Could”… If you followed the headlines last week, we saw multiple tragedies at schools and colleges around the globe.  However, one high school in Missouri was able to prevent what could have been a potentially devastating attack. An 18 year old student was arrested with conspiring to shoot other students at his school.  There were multiple warning signs identified and fortunately two brave students cameRead More →

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  Pictures are worth a thousand words.  Pictures tell stories.  So what does a picture tell about alarming trends in schools? Financial Funding is Decreasing and the ‘funding cliff is coming’… School Safety obligations and costs are increasing School Safety liabilities and costs are increasing Regulations and Federal Mandates (OCR Dear Colleague Letter) for schools are increasing Compliance costs are increasing Legal Defensibility responsibilities and costs are increasing Behavioral and mental health responsibilities and costs are increasing Bullying and Cyber Bullying related costs are increasing Suicide related costs are increasing   Funding is decreasing for many reasons and funding will continue to be an ongoingRead More →