by Gary Sigrist | Nov 18, 2022 | Ask Gary, Gary's Blog, Q&A with Gary
Looking for answers to your school safety-related questions? One week after being hired as a K12 safety director, I discovered I had more questions than answers. Fortunately, I was able to develop a network of people I could call or email for suggestions, advice, or...
by Gary Sigrist | Nov 11, 2022 | Back to School Safety Basics, Gary's Blog
School safety is not just Active Shooters. School personnel needs to be trained in all hazards. Security and Vulnerability Assessments (SVAs) can be used to identify both risks and best practices in a school. Once risks are identified, an abatement plan can be...
by Gary Sigrist | Oct 31, 2022 | Gary's Blog
Introducing Guest Blog Author: Gene Komondor As you know, my goal for this blog is to be a free resource to everyone tasked with keeping others safe. While I typically post school safety-related content, emergency preparedness is a universal topic and so I often...
by Gary Sigrist | Oct 18, 2022 | Gary's Blog
Following the recent Parkland verdict, I find myself reflecting on the time shortly after the tragedy itself. I was in DC the week after it happened for Advanced Threat Assessment training. Needless to say, Parkland, as well as all of the subsequent hoaxes that...
by Gary Sigrist | Oct 13, 2022 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
Anniversary [ an-uh-vur-suh-ree ] noun: 1. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years. Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war. 2....
