A terrorist homicide bomber killed seven and wounded dozens more when he blew himself up on a bus frequently used by Arab and Jewish school children, many of whom were injured.
March, 2002
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November, 2001
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A Palestinian gunman killed two students and wounded more than forty other passengers when he attacked their bus with an M-16 rifle at a bus stop in Jerusalem . An armed bystander and members of the Israel Border Police stopped the attack when they killed the gunman.
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September, 11th, 2001 – World Trade Center Attack
January 12, 2013 by
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, terrorists flew two hijacked planes into the world trade center towers, collapsing both towers and filling the surrounding areas with dust and debris. Nearby schools were evacuated and massive family reunification efforts had to be carried out. School staff learned the importance of emergency procedures and testing emergency communications before a crisis.
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September, 2001
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A bomb thrown at Catholic school girls walking to class through a Protestant neighborhood in Ireland exploded. Four police officers who were escorting the children were injured.
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School Security Expert Chris Dorn Shares Tips on School Lockdowns in Campus Safety Magazine
January 11, 2013 by
Campus Safety Magazine has just published a feature article 9 Tips to Improve School Lockdowns written by my son, Chris Dorn. A well-known school security expert, Chris has published five books on school safety and has worked in Mexico, Bolivia, Canada, England, France, South Africa and Vietnam.
In his well-written article on school lockdowns, 9 Tips to Improve School Lockdowns, Chris outlines a variety of ways to improve lockdowns based on assessment, evaluation and research. Too many schools rely on lockdown concepts that have been found to be unreliable such as the popular but unrealistic lockout/lockdown concept.
We hope this article will help school and public safety officials improve their lockdown capabilities because school lockdowns are still one of the most powerful tools we have to prevent mass casualty loss of human life from school shootings and other acts of violence.
September, 2001
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A terrorist bomber’s head rolled into a French-language school in Jerusalem as children were arriving to start their school day. The bomber, who was disguised as an Orthodox Jew, blew himself up and injured eleven people next to the school.
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