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EXPERT GROUP DISCOVERS 5 REASONS WHY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT SAFE
One in Four College Women Will Be Raped Before They Graduate, According to Justice Department Study
The SERAPH Research Team, consisting of education and law enforcement experts, has discovered five reasons for unsafe college campuses.
The SERAPH Research Team provides a bi-yearly school-safety report for Congress and in 2006 prepared an assessment of the “The Virginia Tech Review Panel Report”.
In its analysis of security concerns at colleges and universities across the country, SERAPH has determined:
1. Since the Columbine massacre in 1999, police departments across the United States have been training in “active shooter” response. This has been a well-established practice for use in public [K-12] schools.
EXPERT GROUP RELEASES FIVE CRITICAL U.S. SCHOOL SECURITY ISSUES LIST FOR 2010-2011
The SERAPH Research Team http://www.seraph.net/ which provides a biyearly school safety report for Congress has released its “FIVE CRITICAL SCHOOL SECURITY ISSUES list.
The list was developed from interviews with teachers, school security personnel, police and principals from 120 school districts throughout the United States.
- LACK OF ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF SECURITY ISSUES – Many schools and school districts have performed poor assessments of their school safety as it relates to everyday management of the schools.
Schools have security audits performed which focus on physical security such as cameras and emergency plans. These audits do not address classroom management, sub cultural groups, educational objectives, special education, negative behavior cliques and sexual issues.
SERAPH School Violence and Bullying Survey
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SERAPH School Violence and Bullying Survey
We are conducting a survey about School Violence and Bullying. This has been a serious issue and our team at SERAPH would appreciate if you would share your experience and concerns so we can continue to proactively address this issue.
GANGS GROW IN SUBURBAN SCHOOLS
GANGS GROW IN SUBURBAN SCHOOLS
The US Department of Justice has released a report that states the growth of criminal gangs is increasing in all socio economic areas of the country.
SERAPH who provides school safety consulting to over 20,000 schools in the U.S. has observed a dramatic increase in gang recruitment in suburban schools.
Ron Holvey, Gang Interdiction Special Consultant for SERAPH explains the problem, “School officials have been caught off guard by the rise of gangs in suburban areas. Straight Edge, Juggalos, Crips and Bloods have all been recruiting juveniles in these areas of the country.”
School Safety Speaker
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS PARTNERS WITH SERAPH
The Florida Association of School Administrators announced today a partnership with SERAPH a school safety and educational management firm located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
The partnership was sought by FASA to bring problem solving and training continuity to its members.
“SERAPH is the premier educational management organization in North America. They have the proven solutions that our members need to protect students and staff. Their proactive programs directly affect a schools’ ability to reach educational goals.” states Executive Director Jim Warford.
Do You Know What a “Juggalo” Is?
She Said, They Said: Ms. Tequila Vs. Juggalo
AMHERST, NY ( WKBW ) They call themselves, “Juggalos”, followers of the music band “The Insane Clown Posse.” While not all are bad, experts say some are downright dangerous.
Yeager was the keynote speaker at the University at Buffalo’s North Campus Thursday for the 7th annual Safe Schools seminar. He was educating, educators from Local School Districts and members of local Law Enforcement, about the gang and how to prevent them from spreading. It’s a message some say all educators and parents should hear.
5 Legal Liability Issues for Schools
Resources for Attorneys
The TASA Group Presents:
School Safety: Five High Liability Issues for Public Schools
On November 18, 2009, The TASA Group, Inc., in conjunction with school security experts Dale Yeager and Andy Demidont, presented a one-house, interactive webinar for attorneys involved with public schools. The webinar will cover five key issues related to safety and security problems in elementary, middle and high schools:
- Lack of Accurate Understanding of Safety Issues: Planning Without Assessment, Guessing Is Not Planning.
- Reaction and Prediction
- Poor Management of Schools: The Real Issue in School Safety.
Safe Schools Initiative Seminar
SERAPH Safe Schools
News Release
UB to Host Seventh Annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar March 11
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo will host the seventh annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 11 in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
This years program will provide a detailed look at the development of gangs and cliques through school-related problems. In particular, it will review how the lack of an effective truancy program provides the impetus for the development of negative-behavior cliques in school and how these cliques develop into organized gangs. This program will address techniques for dealing with gangs in communities and schools, and provide current information on street gang involvement in schools and the rise of negative youth movements, such as Straight Edge, and the increasing danger of Juggalos.