My Exploration of Legal & Ethical Principles in School Security Policies by Brenda Thomas https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp Brenda Thomas - EDG 6305 en-us 2019-01-19 17:38:09 UTC 2019-03-02 22:34:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Educational & Professional Goals bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322415686 Upon completion of my Master's Degree in Curriculum & Instruction I hope to become a corporate trainer or obtain a position somewhere in that realm where I can educate school administrators and students at all levels on school security. I also plan to become involved in professional writing to influence school policies regarding security implementation as well as ensuring compliance with such policies. I'd like to find better ways school officials can work with local law enforcement and to empower all students to be cognizant of and able to act on threats to their own safety.]]> 2019-01-19 17:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322415686 Article 1 - School Safety Means More Than Active Shooter Drills bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322422770 An opinion piece by guest blogger Dr. Amy Klinger (2019) suggesting the prevalence of unnecessary focus on school shooters and arming teachers when debating school safety issues. Dr. Klinger notes a higher rate of incidents include bombs at schools, school bus accidents and stabbings--imploring school administrators to implement a variety of lockdown drills at their schools to address these more common incidents of violence on campus rather than the lesser likely incident of a school shooter.]]> 2019-01-19 19:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322422770 Article - 2 Newtown Shooting, Juror Race Cases Before State High Court bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322424001 This article reviews the status of a lawsuit stemming from the Sandy Hook school shooting that occurred in 2012 in Newtown, CT. The lawsuit was brought by one survivor and several victims' relatives against the gun manufacturer, Remington. The case is under consideration by the Supreme Court of Connecticut after a lower court judge sided with Remington and dismissed the lawsuit. Arguments were heard by the Supreme Court of Connecticut in 2017 and a decision is expected sometime in 2019.]]> 2019-01-19 19:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322424001 Issue 1 - The Legal Considerations for Search and Seizure in Schools bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322425357 The Fourth Amendment guarantees all Americans' right to be free from unreasonable searches--this was made applicable to states (and thereby, schools) by the 14th Amendment. Under these Amendments, probable cause must exist before an American citizen can be searched. However, this does not apply to schools--"school officials need not probable cause, only a reasonable suspicion" because of the "unique need to maintain a safe learning environment."(Bosher, 2004)]]> 2019-01-19 20:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322425357 Issue 2 - Student Records bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322425362 While it may not seem student records would have much impact on school security, consider the idea that some school policies restricting the release of such records (i.e. student disciplinary records) can and have contributed to violence on campus when such records of disciplinary incidents are not released to local law enforcement.

Varadarajan (2019) describes how the failure to release disciplinary records of a student known to threaten violence at school led to the death of his daughter, Meadow, in the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland, Florida. The shooter's past disciplinary infractions and threats of violence were not released to law enforcement because of a program called Promise.
"Promise—a feel-good acronym for Preventing Recidivism through Opportunities, Mentoring, Interventions, Support and Education—under which students who commit crimes in public schools would no longer be reported to the police by administrators."
 (Varadarajan, 2019).
]]> 2019-01-19 20:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322425362 References bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322426576 Bosher, W. C., Kaminski, K. R., & Vacca, R. S. (2004). The School Law Handbook : What Every Leader Needs to Know. Alexandria, Va: Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Retrieved from https://easydb.angelo.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=
nlebk&AN=107037&site=eds-live

Varadarajan, T. (2019, January 11). The weekend interview:  a parkland father's quest for accountability. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://www.wsj.com ]]> 2019-01-19 20:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322426576 The Promise Program bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322446710 After reading and researching the myriad of legal and ethical issues surrounding school security coupled with my interest in policy writing, I am intrigued to learn more about the Promise Program mentioned under Issue 2 in Exploration Option 4. I want to research this program and others like it to learn the consequences of such policies across the nation.]]> 2019-01-20 03:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322446710 Academic Resource from ASU Library bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322447403 Brezenski, T. (2018) Inside the 23rd Congressional District (FL) Gun Violence Task Force: Real-Time Crisis Policymaking in the Wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shootings. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 10, 35-49

Summary:  This articles explicitly details the arduous process of the two-week political public policymaking after this school shooting along with a discussion of gun control, mental health issues, and Nicholas Cruz's background.]]> 2019-01-20 03:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322447403 Reliable Website Resource bthomas241 https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322447422 Rosenblatt, K. (2018) Broward County Officials Change Shooting-Response Policy After Lessons Learned in Parkland School Shooting Massacre. Retrieved from http://NBCNews.com

Summary:  This article discusses the process of policymaking regarding the change made by the sheriff's office to change the policy language from "may" to "shall" when it comes to officers responding to school shootings. The policy makers also updated the list of priorities for officers responding to a school shooting scene.]]> 2019-01-20 03:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bthomas241/qb8toha6c4lp/wish/322447422