It was early in the school year in a nearby school district (Bethlehem, Pa.) when a rookie Special Education teacher - with the best of intentions- stepped in between two ...
Posted on May 20th, 2015 by Hammer
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Be you a parent, sibling, teacher, administrator, security specialist, police officer, or a child care worker, more likely than not you have- or will - been confronted by a scenario involving ...
Posted on May 19th, 2015 by Hammer
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(SAB CONTROLI FIGURE, since I will be conducting a DSM (Disruptive Student Management) this summer, why not discuss one of the most vexing issues teachers, administrators, security staff and others ...
Posted on May 13th, 2015 by Hammer
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Several things. Since an Active Shooter Event explodes - literally - in our faces in the United States about every three months, and workplace violence is becoming an all-too familiar ...
Posted on March 22nd, 2015 by Hammer
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"Could you be able to detect if a person is carrying a concealed firearm?" Not a question I think you should take lightly or pass over gently, especially if you ...
Posted on November 24th, 2014 by Hammer
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NOT THAT I AM SHOCKED, but, here we are, less than a month after I posted about the FBI Study concerning active shooters in America and maybe three months after I ...
Posted on October 28th, 2014 by Hammer
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Nothing like being the angel of bad news, but, I believe it is far worse to bury our collective heads in the sand. Meaning, here we are about a month ...
Posted on October 4th, 2014 by Hammer
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You may have read my post on escaping and evading being bitten by a preschool child (3 to 5 years of age). Doesn't matter. If you wish, just peruse this ...
Posted on August 19th, 2014 by Hammer
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For the last several weeks I have been consulting with a central Pennsylvania school adminstrator about how to safely and effectively manage serious aggression by students against teachers. This in ...
Posted on August 19th, 2014 by Hammer
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Bold and disturbing words, I'm sure. And no one hopes more than I that I am wrong. That there will never be another school shooting, and somehow politicians, parents, teachers, ...
Posted on June 22nd, 2014 by Hammer
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