Active shooter

occurring and other pertinent information needs to be relayed. The remind app has the ability to create separate lists to be able to send different text messages to parents or faculty members. The faculty members could be updated if there is active shooter in the building, or updates on emergency/crisis that the school is enduring. The updates would also be useful if a teacher was not able to use the PA system or if the system was not working…

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is a federal organization that provides preparedness training to emergency responders. In fact, they are the primary trainer of emergency response personnel. Below explains more about the CDP and why they are so important. Overview of the CDP The idea for the CDP originally started within the US. Army Chemical School during the 1950’s. As time went by, both state and federal officials agreed that there should be a federally operated site that provided…

original maxim of “I will kill” to additionally require the statement to be tested through the Principle of Humanity test. The result is taking into account the “trapped driver’s” wishes of being killed to prevent being burned alive; therefore, the shooter must use the driver as an end and not merely means and must additionally respect his wishes. Thus, the Principle of Humanity test of the initial maxim produces the same result as the reworded maxim’s Principle of Universalizability Test. If by…

Would gun control minimize school shootings? School shootings have been on the rise in the past couple of years. Most people ask themselves would gun control help reduce school shootings. It seems that the gun control topic is only brought up when a school shooting occurs. We shouldn’t think about controlling guns every time a school shooting happens. A school shooting is defined as anybody getting injured or killed by a gun. According to the FBI a mass shooting is one where at least four people…

enhance school climate and support student engagement in learning. For example, research conducted between student and faculty impacts student feelings of connectedness to the school. UNF Crisis Management Team has training sessions and videos (FEMA Active Shooter Training/Shots Fired on Campus Video) which shows UNF’s attention to fostering…

training on crisis management. In my classroom there was an out-of-date crisis management plan from the 2013-2014 school year. The binder had the basic drills and what responsibilities each person had for; fire drill, lockdown, severe weather, active shooter, bomb threat and the evacuation process to an off-site location. The binder included floor plans and emergency numbers. The classroom had no emergency book bags, or first aid supplies that they carry when they have to evacuate. The…

overall more lives would be saved. I believe medical background checks should be enforced because these background checks will give the government and any businesses selling guns more information about the customer, such as, mental stability. Most active shooters suffer of depression, or other mental healths that no one can determine unless they seek help or are tested for it before they buy a gun. Medical background checks wills have a lot of lives because businesses won’t sell guns to those…

set in place are to protect its citizens. For New York State, the Safe Act is the newest attempt to help prevent massive shootings. The Safe Act was pushed through legislation by governor Cuomo on January 15th and after that, the Safe Act became an active law (Safe Act). The New York State Safe Act was made after the massive shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Act was made to make New York safe by minimizing gun violence through common sense and reasonable reforms, and the act makes…

On august 1, 1966 Charles Whitman a military trained architectural student, at the university of texas went to the top of the tower at his campus with a head full of “depression and repressed violence” and an armful of weapons. 15 people died that day at the other side of whitman's gun. Seeing how some can misuse their weapons, even with extensive training, not everyone can be trusted to just carry them around especially reckless young adults. Although it is against the second amendment saying…

Growing up, both my parents, mother and step-father, worked for various police departments, whether it be SWAT, a detective in the Abused Persons Unit, working on the road, or . I will always remember attending events, like our annual Christmas parties, touring the police departments, or helping give to other unfortunate families. The latter was always my favorite. Because my parents worked in my community, it gave me numerous opportunities to assist the neighborhoods surrounding my county. I…