NBOA Webinar October 25, 2018
Transcript of NBOA Webinar October 25, 2018
NBOA—Webinar
October 25, 2018
Educating Through the Threat:
Preparedness Without Paranoia ® —
Where Security Sense is Common Sense
1Preparedness Without Paranoia®
Agenda
2Preparedness is a Mindset
▪ Awareness: Threat
▪ Preparedness: Security
▪ Response and Recovery: Preparedness without Paranoia®
Community
School
Individual
Introduction
3Educate – Engage – Empower
1. What description below best matches your current position within your school?
A. Teacher
B. Security (i.e. non-law enforcement guard, security manager)
C. School Resource Officer (Law Enforcement)
D. Administration (i.e. registrar, finance, facilities, admin)
E. Leadership (i.e. Head of School, Principal, Vice Principal)
Informing the Dialogue
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Threat Agenda
▪ Active Shooter Definition
▪ School Attacks
▪ School Attackers
▪ Emergency Planning and Threat Assessment
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Active Shooter
“An individual actively engaged in killing or
attempting to kill people in a confined and
populated area; in most cases, active shooters use
firearms and there is no pattern or method to their
selection of victims”
– Department of Homeland Security
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By the Numbers
▪ Since Columbine (April 20, 1999)
• Since Columbine, over 200 children, educators and others have been
killed during school hours – another 287 injured
• In 2018, there have been 18 shootings – the highest since 1999
• 215,000 children at 217 schools have been directly affected
▪ These are still incredibly rare events
• Independent school attacks: 1 (1987)
• Private schools: 3
• Likelihood of public school student being killed by a gun since 1999:
1 in 614,000,000
▪ A threat feels more threatening if it’s getting a lot of attention
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One is Too Many!
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Attackers: 10 Findings
1. There is no useful profile of students who engage in targeted school violence
2. Incidents in schools are rarely sudden, impulsive acts.
3. Others knew about the attacker’s idea or plan prior to most incidents – told friend, schoolmate or sibling.
4. Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly in advance.
5. Most engage in behavior that causes others concern – need for help.
6. Most had difficulty coping with significant loss or personal failures often leading to suicide attempts or ideation.
7. Most felt bullied, persecuted or injured by others.
8. Most had access to and had used weapons prior to attack.
9. In many cases, other students were involved in some capacity.
10. Most attacks were stopped by means other than law enforcement.
9We can’t predict a school shooting today – but we can prevent them from happening
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Hostile or dark speech, drawings, writings, other expressions
Thoughts replaced by action, declarative writings (manifesto)
Devotes time to gathering materials, forewarning friends
Conducts research and develops plan
Surveillance, tests plan
Grievance
Research and Planning
Violent Ideation
Probing and Breaching
Pre-Attack Preparation
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School Attackers and Pathway to Violence
Threat—Seeing through the Fog
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2. Does your school have a formal team and process in place to
identify and assess school-related threats?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I am not sure
Emergency Action Planning and Exercises
▪ Create order in time of crisis
▪ More than “checklists” of activities
• Plans communicate a individual and shared actions, responsibilities and expectations for the whole community
• They enable collective action
▪ The best plans allow adaption and improvisation
▪ Communication (internal and external) is key
▪ Must address five mission areas:
– Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response and Recovery
▪ Success:
• Community ownership
• Shared expectations
• Collective action
• Exercise and rehearse
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Best Practice — Threat Assessment Team
▪ Create a Threat Assessment Team
▪ Define Prohibited and Concerning Behaviors
▪ Create A Reporting Mechanism
▪ Determine Threshold for Law Enforcement Intervention
▪ Establish Assessment Procedures
▪ Develop Risk Management Options
▪ Create and promote safe school climates
▪ Conduct Training for all Stakeholders
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Security—Navigating the Landscape
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Security Concerns
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3. What concerns you most about the security posture at your
school?
A. Access control (doors, fences, locks, card readers)
B. Visitor Management/Control
C. Assessing/identifying potential threats
D. No SRO on site
E. Other
Security Program—Best Practices
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• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED)
✓ Natural Surveillance
✓ Natural Access Control
✓ Natural Territorial Reinforcement
• Threat Assessment
• Physical Security Assessment
• Preparedness Review
Navigating the Technology Landscape
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• Incorporate Technology
✓ Entry Control
✓ Identification
✓ Video Surveillance
✓ Communications
✓ Alarms
✓ Anonymous Tips
✓ Metal Detectors
• Training
Preparedness is a Mindset!
Whatever protective/security
measures you use, be sure to:
▪ Use them consistently
▪ Know how they work; maintain
them; train with them
▪ Understand
roles/responsibilities
▪ Integrate them with plans,
policies and procedures
Active shooters often are insiders; measures meant to protect against external threats may not be effective.
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The average time it takes for first
responders to respond to an active shooter event is 6-8 minutes.
If an active threat occurs in your workplace, your
preparation is vital to YOUR SAFETY.
Prepared Individuals — the Initial Responders
Incident Response Times
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5min
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Capital
GazetteAurora
Theater
Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High
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Washington
Navy Yard
60% of Active Shooter incidents end before the police arrive—FBI
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4. How confident are you with your school’s overall
preparedness to prevent, respond to and recover from an
active shooter type event?
A. Confident
B. Somewhat confident
C. Somewhat not confident
D. Not confident
Understanding Resiliency
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Understanding Recovery
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Restoration
▪ Individual recovery continues
for months or years
▪ Grief counseling available
▪ Memorials may be established
▪ Awareness of potential scams
and fraud
▪ Prepare for civil or criminal
trials
Long-TermShort-Term
Immediate needs addressed
▪ Health and safety beyond
immediate rescue
▪ A hotline may be established
▪ Immediate crisis support
▪ Re-unification with families,
communities
▪ Retrieve personal belongings
once scene is secured
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Minor Visions – Major Perspectives
KGH added Minor Visions to
the Preparedness Without
Paranoia® approach which
focuses on our youngest and
most vulnerable segment of the population.
For kids by kids
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Informing the Dialogue
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Minor Visions—Major Perspective
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Resources
Preparedness Is A Mindset
• Active Shooter Preparedness: https://www.dhs.gov/active-shooter-preparedness
• Active Shooter Response Guide:
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/active-shooter-how-to-respond-2017.508.pdf
• USSS National Threat Assessment Center—Enhancing School Safety Guide:
https://www.secretservice.gov/data/protection/ntac/USSS_NTAC_Enhancing_School_
Safety_Guide_7.11.18.pdf
• DHS K-12 School Security Guide: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/
K12-School-Security-Guide-2nd-Edition-508.pdf
• DHS K-12 Security Practices Checklist:
https://www.illinois.gov/ready/sitecollectiondocuments/k-12schoolsecuritypracticeschecklist.pdf
• Preventing School Shootings; A Summary of a US Secret Service Safe School Initiatives Report:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/jr000248c.pdf
• Federal Bureau of Investigation: Pre-Attack Behaviors
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/pre-attack-behaviors-of-active-shooters-in-us-2000-2013.pdf
• Federal Bureau of Investigation, June 2018
https://www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter-resources
• Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS); https://rems.ed.gov/
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Resources
▪ Active Threat Readiness Training
▪ Active Threat Resources
▪ G.O.T. Preparedness Videos
https://gotpreparedness.com
Kiernan Group Holdings, Inc.
Tele: 571-290-0260; Email: [email protected]
Security Sense is Common Sense
▪ Know your Emergency Action
Plan, practice it frequently.
▪ Practice Awareness; See
Something, Say Something.
▪ Security Sense is Common Sense;
make informed security decisions.
▪ Lessons extend to where we
work, learn, worship and serve.
▪ A preparedness mindset takes
the advantage away from an
assailant.
▪ Practice instills confidence and
displaces fear.
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