{"product_id":"averting-a-school-crisis-9781475843101","title":"Averting a School Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt seems that almost daily we can turn on our televisions or sort through social media and find an incident that happened at a school that caused a disruption. Most people today are only focused on active shooter incidents. While that is a very disruptive and horrific incident to encounter, there are many other incidents that your school could, and should, be planning for. Averting a School Crisis explains to its readers how to begin the school preparedness planning process for all the incidents your school can face. Understanding how to manage your vulnerabilities and putting your staff to use will save time and lives when an emergency occurs. It is up to you to help your school become prepared for its worst day. Averting a School Crisis is an excellent resource of knowledge and guidance. This text was prepared for all members of a community, first responders, administrators, and teachers, to serve as a resource to raise awareness and activities among our children and communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCody Santiago is a dynamic individual that shines both off and on the page.  As an author, Santiago truly captures the spirit,  energy, and sense of urgency as is due the topic of School Safety. His knowledge base and the reverent tone in which he writes makes this a truly great read and point of reference for any district, educational facility or institution looking to increase the integrity of their programs, processes and procedures throughout. Averting a School Crisis is an easy to grasp  launch point or blueprint that can be used to raise the collective awareness level of staff and\/or improve upon any districts existing plans. As a long time law enforcement official and practicing school safety professional, I can truly say schools should take stock in his words and insightful console or be prepared to learn painful lessons from their mistakes. -- Michael L. Muldrow, Current Chief of School Police and Safety Services, NASRO award recipient, former Federal Law Enforcement, Municipal Police Officer, Correctional Professional and School Resource Officer\u003cbr\u003eI witnessed Mr. Santiago's pragmatic ideas in action as he produced a safety exercise plan for a successful mock school bus accident drill conducted by our district and transportation carrier.  This book, Averting a School Crisis, is a must read for all school district leaders on the topic of school safety. -- Brian Geller, Northeastern School District, Director of Operations\u003cbr\u003eCody Santiago is an emerging industry thought leader for today’s education vertical. Mr. Santiago’s work offers a thought provoking, comprehensive, emergency manager’s perspective geared towards providing key stakeholders timely knowledge for protecting our most precious resource, our children. Mr. Cody Santiago receives my highest recommendation. -- James A. DeMeo, CEO-USESC, Raleigh, NC; Security Magazine’s \"The Most Influential People in Security 2017\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Preface\t Introduction: It Can and Will Happen to You Chapter One: Understanding How to Prepare Chapter Two School Politics\t Chapter Three: The Incident Command System and Why You Should Care\t Chapter Four: The Meat \u0026amp; Potatoes of THE Plan\t Chapter Five: Use What You Have\t Chapter Six: Emergency Scenarios to Consider\t Chapter Seven: Special Events at Your School\t Chapter Eight: School Transportation\t Chapter Nine: Crisis Management\t Chapter Ten: Testing Your Plans\t Chapter Eleven: The Prepared School You Hope to Be\t References","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040269304151,"sku":"9781475843101","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475843101.jpg?v=1750946216","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/averting-a-school-crisis-9781475843101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}