Mental Health & Mass Shootings  

Mental Health & Mass Shootings  

Is There a Link? Here are the Facts and the Myths. While studies have shown links between mental health disorders, substance abuse problems, and other serious concerns, each circumstance is different. All too often, the signs on the path to a mass shooting are...
What Should Teachers Know About Classroom Door Lockdowns?

What Should Teachers Know About Classroom Door Lockdowns?

Active shooting incidents are every parent and educator’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean that they couldn’t happen in any community in the United States. According to the Sandy Hook Promise organization, a leading member of the fight against school...
The Best Way to Barricade a Door That Opens Out

The Best Way to Barricade a Door That Opens Out

The International Building Code (“IBC”) requires that most doors in public buildings, including school doors, should open out rather than in (as most residential doors would). In homes across the globe, families are easily able to barricade their home front doors...
Why Classroom Doors Need Lockdown Devices

Why Classroom Doors Need Lockdown Devices

Federal data points to a terrible truth: school shootings have risen to their highest number in twenty years. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the 2020-2021 school year included 93 “incidents with casualties” at both public and private...