Category: Articles, Education, Medical & Healthcare, Safety, School Safety/Violence The Last Mask TASA ID: 1646 Some state governors seem obsessed about blocking President Biden, CDC, and NIH, with multiple mandates requiring that masks in schools be worn by teachers, students, campus office workers, janitors, principals, student aids, parent volunteers, bus drivers, and counselors. Read more
Category: Articles, Communications, Education, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, School Safety/Violence, Security Part IV: Bullying, Harassment, Teasing & Hazing Lawrence J. Fennelly CPOI, CSSM and Marianna Perry, CPP, CPOI TASA ID: 10544 "Barbara Coloroso (2003), on page 13 in her book, The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander, defines bullying as: "a conscious, willful, and deliberate hostile activity intended to harm, induce fear through the threat of further aggression, and create terror." Coloroso contends that four elements characterize all bullies, no matter what sex, age or job title: (1) an imbalance of power, in which the bully is bigger, stronger or more favorably situated than the victim; (2) the bully has an intent to harm, knowing he or she will inflict emotional or physical pain, and revels in the fact; (3) a threat of further aggression exists, in which the bully and victim both know that this act of aggression will not be the last; and (4) terror persists-the extreme, continuing agitation of the victim. The essence of bullying, according to Coloroso, is not anger but contempt. The bully sees the bullied as not worth respect or empathy. The bully is consummately arrogant." Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, School Safety/Violence, Security In Loco Parentis Litigation: The Hot Stock du Jour TASA ID: 1646 What should school administrators immediately begin to do to protect their school districts’ treasuries from being drained dry by negligence lawsuits? Let’s take a page out of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s "book." Mayor Bloomberg has put the New York City schools on notice by announcing his objective to ferret out and punish disruptive students in the public schools, particularly those in schools with high rates of criminal violence (in previous years thought of as normal), and hold the principals more accountable for reducing disciplinary problems within their schools. My advice is that school administrators should structure their discipline policies along Mayor Bloomberg’s "safety first" principles. Read more
Category: Articles, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, School Safety/Violence The Role of Background Checks in Firearm Ownership TASA ID: 321 Firearm ownership is a very hot topic in this country. Mass shootings have further divided the country between pro-gun ownership and those wishing to tighten the laws or even eliminate private ownership of all or certain types of firearms. Every state in the United States has their own policy on firearm ownership, some seemingly in conflict with federal laws. Even with all of this turmoil, it is important to understand the role that background checks play in firearm ownership. As attorneys, you may one day have a case that involves the use of a firearm and understanding why background checks are important in deciding who can and cannot own a firearm, the history of background checks, how they are performed and why they are relevant today may be useful knowledge if you ever have a case where a crime is committed and a firearm is involved. Read more
Category: Articles, Crime Investigation, Education, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, School Safety/Violence 5 Reasons Why Parkland Florida School Officials and Nikolas Cruz’s Family Are Liable TASA ID: 2774 The Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by Nikolas Cruz was initially blamed on the poor response from the Broward County Sheriff’s Department and school security.However, an investigation by the SERAPH School Safety team has found a much darker series of failures by adults in Cruz’s personal life and school life. Read more
