Monday, February 4, 2013
VIDEO: Eureka Police Department Chief Michael Wiegand emphasizes training anyone can take to prepare for individuals trying to kill people in confined areas. He encourages school staffs and residents to consider it as helpful background.
Sniping and shooting-related situations obviously are unpredictable; reacting quickly is key. Free training to prepare for attacks from active shooters is available to everyone from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. At Thursday's Safe Schools Partnership meeting held for multicounties' worth of local school districts and hosted by Rockwood School District, Eureka Police Chief Michael Wiegand spotlighted an independent study course designed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute. This course provides immediate tips for school teachers, but was developed to be applicable to anyone who desires to increase their awareness of behaviors that represent pre-incident indicators and characteristics …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Law enforcement and school district officials shared area crises plans at a Safe Schools Partnership meeting Thursday. Police-led training could be provided to teachers and administrators.
St. Louis area police and school administrators are taking security measures in schools to the next level, even to the point of perhaps conducting training for teachers about how to disarm intruders and negotiate with shooters who invade schools. St. Louis County Police Department officers and members of the Safe Schools Partnership met Thursday morning at the Rockwood School District Administrative Annex in Eureka to continue discussions about how to bolster future safety in schools. St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch said police teams are offering to survey the crises and emergency plans for the corresponding schools they service, especially to ensure everyone involved is operating from the same premises. "This meeting was about …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Rockwood School District officials say safety remains the top priority, but some parents would like to know more about options that could involve community volunteers. The district is set to host the next Safe Schools Partnership meeting Jan. 31.
Rockwood School District Superintendent Bruce Borchers recently blogged that principals and school leaders met on Jan. 2, before students returned to school from winter break, to focus on school safety. "I want to assure you keeping our students and staff safe is always our first priority. While we have taken a number of steps to provide a safe and secure environment, we will never stop looking at what we can do to be even better," he said. However, one Rockwood parent from Eureka, Dottie Bailey, addressed the Rockwood Board of Education directors on Jan. 17 about securing certified, armed adults at all schools, as reported by Patch: Rockwood Resident Asks District to Honor Second Amendment Rights at Schools Bailey recommends forming a …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
During the patron comments of the most recent Rockwood School District Board of Education meeting, a Eureka citizen asked since when in America are we not going to fight back and defend ourselves, even in schools?
Eureka resident and Rockwood School District parent Dottie Bailey addressed Rockwood's Board of Education directors on Jan. 17 during the patrons' comments section of the meeting regarding security measures she perceives are not sound enough for the district's schools. "You are being hypocritical—you have an armed guard at these Board of Education meetings, but you're doing nothing like that for our kids. If you're not going to do the same for our kids, I ask you to take your armed guard away at this meeting," said Bailey. She also said she knew district officials were reviewing processes for security, but she said she believed merely talking about them was not good enough. "What’s the procedure when a shooting starts? What exactly is …
Matt Frey
1:07 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Heartland Ninjutsu, located in Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, in Maplewood is still offering a free month of active shooter and disarmament training for teachers and administrators. @Stephanie: We'll extend the offer to you too. We teach very practical self-protection skills, including disarms. My partner and I both work in security and he's also an ex-cop. We've used this stuff. We know what… more ›