Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Ken Trump, a nationally known school security expert, is trying to add context to the nation-wide discussion of school safety.
After the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14, school security has once again become a main issue in education. On Monday, school security expert Ken Trump, president and CEO of National School Safety and Security Services, gave a presentation for the Solon City School District putting the topic of school safety into context. While he is conducting an in-depth analysis of the security in Solon schools, his message to parents is applicable to everyone. (In fact, Cuyahoga Falls schools are keeping an eye on safety within its buildings as well.) A father of two himself, Trump said the Sandy Hook tragedy was a punch to the gut for everyone. "It left a psychological scar on all of us," he said. Trump thinks our society is seeing…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The district is working to create a safer learning environment with new security measures, but according to Dr. Todd Nichols, that does not include profiling children or creating a "list" of students who may be prone to violence.
On Jan. 6, the Cuyahoga Falls City Schools announced it would be working closely with the Falls police and fire departments to ramp up security in the district. Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Increase Security, Tighten Safety Measures The partnership translates in part to more police officers patrolling schools, additional monitoring devices and restricted access to schools while class is in session. Superintendent Dr. Todd Nichols told the Falls News Press the district would also focus on "the identification of individuals who may be at risk for violent behavior.” Given the comment, rumors circulated that Nichols intended to document the names of students who may be prone to violence. In an email to Patch on Monday, Nichols dispelled the …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Cuyahoga Falls High School faculty, staff and students were relieved to learn the fire alarm was tripped on accident by a 2-year-old.
Cuyahoga Falls High School was put on "place and secure status" when a 2-year-old inadvertently pulled a fire alarm at 10:51 a.m. Friday morning. Principal Anne Alfano said surveillance video confirmed the child tripped the alarm while in the arms of a parent. "To know it wasn't one of the kids was a huge relief," said Alfano. Once the alarm sounded, faculty, staff and students evacuated the school while Cuyahoga Falls Police and Fire assessed the situation, she said. When students returned to class, place and secure was briefly activated, then lifted. Alfano explained place and secure status is implemented to closely supervise students and to restrict their hallway movement. While the status is active, teaching and learning typically isn'…
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Superintendents Todd Nichols and Walter Davis, along with Board of Education member Kellie Patterson, offered their input following the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
Updated Dec. 15, 11:40 a.m. On Friday morning, the U.S. experienced one of its worst tragedies in recent memory when Adam Lanza opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 20 children and six adults. Lanza, 20, reportedly committed suicide following the massacre, which took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The children he killed were said to be between 5 and 10 years old. On Friday, Cuyahoga Falls Patch spoke to local school leaders who offered their reactions to the shooting and input on school security. Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Superintendent Dr. Todd Nichols: We regularly review our security and emergency planning policies and procedures, we will again Monday in an administrative meeting. We will make any …
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