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Introduction
1 America's Schools in Crisis 1
Beginning the Journey 2
Profile of the School and Community 2
Violence in the Schools 6
2 The Tragedies That Befell Our School in One Year 11
Suicide from the Bridge 11
Sudden Death of a Faculty Member 17
Homicide in the School 19
Student Death Due to Illness 30
3 How We Responded to Our Crises 33
Core Team Involvement 34
Counseling Stations 35
Security at the School 36
Security Personnel 44
Appropriate Postcrisis Activities 49
Community Support 54
4 Factors That Affect School Safety 56
The Goals of Safe Schools 57
Identifying Safe School Factors 59
Safe School Strategies 64
5 Crisis Preparedness 81
Crisis Preparedness Checklist 81
Writing a Crisis Management Plan 92
Establishing a Crisis Management Team 95
Duties of the Crisis Management Team 96
6 Planning to Create Safe Schools 99
How to Pinpoint School Problems 100
Physical Risk Reduction Checklist 103
Developing Objectives to Address Problems 111
Implementing a Plan of Action 113
7 What to Do When a Crisis Strikes 116
Information Gathering and Needs Identification 117
Implementing the Plan 121
Follow-Up Activities 126
A School Crisis Kit 129
8 Dealing with Threats to Security 133
Responding to Threats 134
Bomb Threats 136
Written Threats 137
Graffiti Threats 140
E-Mail Threats 143
Use of Canine (K-9) Units 145
Evacuation Plans 146
9 Perceptions and Conflicts 149
Diverse Student Bodies 149
Biased Perceptions 151
Past Learning and Perceptions 153
Faulty Programming 153
Ambiguous Values 163
10 Job-Related Stress and Administrative Overload 167
The Need to Reduce Stress 168
Ways to Reduce Stress 171
Feeling Overwhelmed 174
Taking Control 178
Keeping It in Perspective 181
11 Thinking Outside the Box 187
Repaving the Road to Success 189
The Power of the Subconscious 192
Insights to the Mind 197
Inner Peace 201
The As, Bs, Cs of Taking Control 202
12 Conclusions and Summary 204
App. A S[superscript 4]C: Stabilization Plan 212
App. B Crisis Preparedness Checklist 213
App. C Vignettes for Crisis Team Training 215
App. D Incident Fact Sheet 217
App. E Incident Response Guidelines 218
App. F Incident Information Form 220
App. G Physical Risk Reduction Checklist 222
App. H Writing a School Crisis Management Objective 224
App. I Sample Crisis Management Phone Chain 226
App. J Structuring a Response to Crisis 228
App. K School Crisis Kit: Sample Contents 230
App. L Letter to Parents 231
App. M Containment of Rumors Letter 233
App. N Principal's Job Stress Indicator 235
App. O A Dozen Time Tips for Principals 237
Selected Bibliography 238
About the Author 243

Title: Safe Schools

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Rowman & Littlefield

Item Number: 9780810841758

Publication Date: December 2001

Number: 1

Product Description: Safe Schools

Universal Product Code (UPC): 9780810841758

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Rating: 4/5 based on 2 Reviews

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Category: Media >> Books

Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 0.580 cm (0.23 inches)

Heigh : 6.000 cm (2.36 inches)

Depth: 9.000 cm (3.54 inches)

Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross

Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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reviewed Safe Schools on February 10, 2018

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I enjoyed this book for the reasons that I believe the author enjoyed writing it, which is that he has a morbid curiosity about school shootings. The psychological spin that this book was supposed to be given seems like a weak sauce excuse to show information about a strange occurrence rather than some sort of detached explanation of them so they can be prevented.
The reason I gave this book four stars is because when Jonathan Fast describes the shootings they are very well written and that macabre joy that most humans get from details of horrific events is completely present. I hate to use that old hat about people not being able to help looking at car crashes but it is the same idea. It doesn't make you a bad person and I don't think that it makes Dr. Fast a bad person. I think that it only makes him one of an enormous crowd of humans who wonder about death and wish to stare directly at it without being taken by it. A book like this offers this opportunity. The book gives you a play by play complete with first person encounters with full descriptions of how the survivors felt if they were shot or what they were thinking and so on.
Another thing that I realized while reading this is that while I am normally a person who reserves judgment that I hate the kids who do this. They are whiny, spineless little assholes who wish to gain attention and fame through the misery of others. Most of these school shooters laughed or smiled the entire time they were killing and terrorizing and when everything got real (IE police returned fire) they began crying or would throw down their weapon and say things like, "I'm done, I don't want to die." I want to express that I think the police should go in a mow the fucker down instead of waiting outside for the killer to emerge as they do in most instances while all the while the killer keeps on killing.
I was also ashamed to learn that at the Columbine shootings the SWAP team didn't even enter the school till three hours after the shooting began and that was already two hours after the shooters had killed themselves. A truly pitiful response and that police force should be ashamed.

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	Introduction
1	America's Schools in Crisis	1
	Beginning the Journey	2
	Profile of the School and Community	2
	Violence in the Schools	6
2	The Tragedies That Befell Our School in One Year	11
	Suicide from the Bridge	11
	Sudden Death of a Faculty Member	17
	Homicide in the School	19
	Student Death Due to Illness	30
3	How We Responded to Our Crises	33
	Core Team Involvement	34
	Counseling Stations	35
	Security at the School	36
	Security Personnel	44
	Appropriate Postcrisis Activities	49
	Community Support	54
4	Factors That Affect School Safety	56
	The Goals of Safe Schools	57
	Identifying Safe School Factors	59
	Safe School Strategies	64
5	Crisis Preparedness	81
	Crisis Preparedness Checklist	81
	Writing a Crisis Management Plan	92
	Establishing a Crisis Management Team	95
	Duties of the Crisis Management Team	96
6	Planning to Create Safe Schools	99
	How to Pinpoint School Problems	100
	Physical Risk Reduction Checklist	103
	Developing Objectives to Address Problems	111
	Implementing a Plan of Action	113
7	What to Do When a Crisis Strikes	116
	Information Gathering and Needs Identification	117
	Implementing the Plan	121
	Follow-Up Activities	126
	A School Crisis Kit	129
8	Dealing with Threats to Security	133
	Responding to Threats	134
	Bomb Threats	136
	Written Threats	137
	Graffiti Threats	140
	E-Mail Threats	143
	Use of Canine (K-9) Units	145
	Evacuation Plans	146
9	Perceptions and Conflicts	149
	Diverse Student Bodies	149
	Biased Perceptions	151
	Past Learning and Perceptions	153
	Faulty Programming	153
	Ambiguous Values	163
10	Job-Related Stress and Administrative Overload	167
	The Need to Reduce Stress	168
	Ways to Reduce Stress	171
	Feeling Overwhelmed	174
	Taking Control	178
	Keeping It in Perspective	181
11	Thinking Outside the Box	187
	Repaving the Road to Success	189
	The Power of the Subconscious	192
	Insights to the Mind	197
	Inner Peace	201
	The As, Bs, Cs of Taking Control	202
12	Conclusions and Summary	204
App. A	S[superscript 4]C: Stabilization Plan	212
App. B	Crisis Preparedness Checklist	213
App. C	Vignettes for Crisis Team Training	215
App. D	Incident Fact Sheet	217
App. E	Incident Response Guidelines	218
App. F	Incident Information Form	220
App. G	Physical Risk Reduction Checklist	222
App. H	Writing a School Crisis Management Objective	224
App. I	Sample Crisis Management Phone Chain	226
App. J	Structuring a Response to Crisis	228
App. K	School Crisis Kit: Sample Contents	230
App. L	Letter to Parents	231
App. M	Containment of Rumors Letter	233
App. N	Principal's Job Stress Indicator	235
App. O	A Dozen Time Tips for Principals	237
	Selected Bibliography	238
	About the Author	243