Perhaps by now you have seen the video of a 13-year old boy being beaten by three older boys. The school bus driver, John Moody, looks on helplessly as the three attackers give the victim two black eyes and a broken arm. Moody, who is 64, followed policy. There is much outrage on the Internet at his inaction. Follow the link above to read a different take.
School bus assault
August 5, 2013 by Stephen Satterly
Filed Under: Safe Havens Blog Tagged With: attack, dispatch, Grossman, interpersonal violence, John Moody, Safe Havens International, school, school bus driver, school safety experts, Staying Alive, ultimate phobia, victim
Guns in schools, how will this work?
July 31, 2013 by Stephen Satterly
Over twenty teachers and staff have been provided over fifty hours of law enforcement training, and a voucher for them to purchase a firearm to carry in school. The superintendent of the Clarksville School System took this step to increase school safety.
This approach to school safety should be fully discussed before implementation. Such a discussion is a “hot button” topic these days.
Staying Alive: How to act fast and survive deadly encounters will be released next spring by Barron’s Educational Series. There is a full chapter called Is it logical for you to carry? Various non-armed ways to protect yourself are covered as are the various concerns for carrying a weapon.
In its most basic form, safety begins with the individual. If the individual is not safe, then the group cannot be safe. Thus, learning to protect yourself is the building block for keeping your home, your workplace, or your school safe.
Filed Under: Safe Havens Blog Tagged With: firearm, law enforcement training, school safety, Staying Alive, superintendent, teachers, weapon
Teen’s suicide: Who’s responsible?
July 30, 2013 by Stephen Satterly
A 15-year old girl in California got drunk and passed out at a party, three boys allegedly stripped her, sexually assaulted her, used a marker to draw pictures on her private parts, and then posted the pictures on social media.
Eight days after the assault, the teen hung herself.
Do teens exhibit signs of impending violence? Yes, they often do. The signs to look for, as well as a skill called “pattern-matching” are found in a book called Staying Alive: How to act fast and survive deadly encounters. This book is being published by Barron’s Educational Series, and is scheduled for a May 2014 release.
The victim’s parents have filed a suit against the three boys, a female classmate who assisted the boys, and the parents that owned the house in which the party was held.
So who is responsible?
Filed Under: Safe Havens Blog Tagged With: assault, drunk, lewd pictures, party, pattern matching and recognition, school, school safety experts, sexual assault, social media, Staying Alive, suicide, victim, warning signs