WAVE Safety and Security 12-11-15

DECEMBER 2015 Second: LOCKS, LIGHT, OUT of SIGHT.
EMERGENCY DRILL
ACTIVE SHOOTER This is the most serious type of threat or
hazard. Make sure that the staff and stu-
dents know the proper procedures when
this Emergency Response Protocol is ac-
tivated.

Third: Move students away from any

line of sight; classroom doors or win-
dows. Have everyone remain silent. Make
sure all cell phones are on silent, even
vibrate can give your position away.

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First: Make sure that all your staff
and students understand the
“NEW” announcement:

“Attention, we have a 9-1-1 situa-
tion occurring, please remain in a
secure location or more to a se-

cure area immediately.”

Repeat that message twice

Fourth: Teachers make sure the 2. Hide Out (find cover and conceal- leave your belongings behind.
classroom doors are locked (should al- ment, and stay silent)
ways be locked) and remove the door 3. Fight it Out (last resort, most active Hide Out: If you can’t get out safely,
magnet. Before securing the class- shooters are not prepared for this) find a place to hide. Look for a place
room, make sure the area outside your
door is free students, staff or visitors.
If you see students, staff or visitors
outside your door have them get in
your room immediately.

Light out. Classrooms on the first floor RUN-HIDE-FIGHT that offers some protection, is well hid-
should close the blinds, upper floors Surviving an Active Shooter Event den, and offers options for movement.
don’t have to worry about this. Move
students and those in your room out of Response to an active shooter re- Hide Out: If you can’t get out safely,
line of sight of the classroom door. quires a survival mindset. This mindset find a place to hide. Look for a place
Barricade the door with desks, chairs. entails: that offers some protection, is well hid-
Maintain silence, and don’t put all the den, and offers options for movement.
students in one group, separate them. 1. Awareness: What is happening
around you, using all your senses! Call Out: When you are in a safe se-
Take a roll of your students, and any What do gunshots sound like? cure location, immediately call out to
others in your room and advise your authorities via 9-1-1, don’t assume
administrator using text messages or 2. Preparation: “What if” questions. someone else has already called. Tell
Remind 101 of who is in your room. Prepare yourself to do whatever it the dispatcher:
Turn cell phones to silent, as vibrate takes to survive.
can give your position away. 1. Where you are
3. Rehearsal: Mentally and physically
The last thing that you should be pre- practice your plan to build confidence 2. Who the shooter is; name, location,
pared for is a breach of your class- and react quickly. description if possible
room. As a last resort you must be
ready to “Fight it Out” so look to see What should you do? 3. The current location of the shooter
what you can use in your room as a if known
weapon to defend yourself and stu- Figure Out: What action gives me the
dents. best chance to survive? Quickly eval- 4. Number and types of weapons you
uate and act. Homeland Security says saw
It is recommended that a distraction be first to (A) RUN OUT: Can I safely get
made as the accused active shooter to a safer location? In a school the 5. Injuries you are aware of
enters the room, and that can be safest location is a secured classroom.
throwing objects at him; books, toys, If you’re not in a school and you can Continued on
chairs etc. Some research shows that get out, do so immediately. Don’t wait Next page
standing on the side of the door as the for others to validate your decision and
person enters gives you a better attack
angle.

Homeland Security “Out Method”
1. Run Out (in schools we bunker
down as the safest place is in a locked
secure room)

Keep Out: If you must HIDE OUT, do for the face.
what you can to stay unnoticed and
keep the shooter out. 4.The shooters reaction will be to de-
fend himself. Rush at the shooter and
1. Lock the room door act as a team to overcome him.

2. Turn off the lights 5. Total commitment is critical; don’t
give up until you have won!
3. Block the door with heavy objects
4. Keep phones quiet

Spread Out: Don’t group up in one What is an Active Shooter
area, which makes it an easy target for
the active shooter. Spread out. Suspect’s activity is immedi-
ately causing death or serious
1. Spreading out, rather than huddling bodily injury. The activity is not
together, causes the shooter to hesi- confined. There is immediate
tate in looking for targets risk of death or serious injury to
potential victims
2. This also gives you more options for
action and opportunities to get out Immediate Deployment: The
swift immediate deployment of
3. Before you spread out, quickly and law enforcement resources to
quietly plan what to do if the shooter on-going, life threating situa-
enters the area tions where delayed deploy-
ment could otherwise result in
4. Everyone in the space must get into death or great bodily injury to
a survival mindset and commit to work- innocent persons.
ing together to survive
WAVE Safety & Security
5. Remain calm, which can be conta-
gious, and keeps others focused on Produced by the
survival. Long Branch Public Schools

Take Out: If a shooter enters your Security Department
space, assume his intentions are
lethal. 540 Broadway
1. Stick to your plan to take out the Long Branch, NJ 07740
shooter, others will follow when you (732) 571-2868 Ext. 40911
act
Walter J. O’Neill, Jr
2. Use anything you have with you in District Public Safety Liaison
your area as a weapon [email protected]

3. As soon as the shooter enters, yell
loudly and throw things at him, aiming

Basic Terrorist Drivers

Materialism: “Get there what I don’t Characteristics
have here” – Nidal Hasan Of an Active Sfooter

ACTIVE SHOOTER STATS Thinking Problems

281 active shooter incidents from Religious Salvation: “Sacrifice for * Suspicious
1966-to-2010 (237 in the USA) Eternity” – Kahlid Aldawasri * Delusions
* Off track ideas
Significant variations among shoot- Vengeance: “Violence against op- * Easily distracted
ers and attack elements pressor” – Seung Hui Cho * Focus on negative
* Blowing things out of proportion
96% were males World Order Change: “War for ide- * Illogical conclusions
ology” – Jared Lee Loughner * Poor decisions for work actions
Non-school shooters model age * Strong biases & opinions
group 35-44 years old Violence/Shooter * Obsessing
Functioning * Poor concentration
98% carried out by single attacker * Impaired memory
Personal functioning driven by * Resentful of coworkers
Planning tactics range from very lit-
tle to extensive Thinking: Mental process Negative Feelings
* Intense anger
Average number of deaths is three Feeling: Emotional process * Hostile emotions
(3) * Feeling arrogant or supreme
Behaving: Actions within life condi- * Feeling powerless
Average number of wounded tions/situations * Intense, dramatic, unstable moods
is 3.6 * Anxiety & panic
* Depression
Locations: * Chronic fatigue

29% Schools

23% Open Commercial

22% Other

13% Office Building

13% Factory

Negative Behaviors 3. Ideological Terrorists Desire for vengeance “justifies vio-
lence”
* Argumentative Workplace & School
* Refusal to cooperate with Shooters Seeks psychological reward
through terrorism
supervisors “Non-Terrorist”
* Rage reactions
* Impulsive Concern is about current and spe- Thrilled by the power of firearms,
* Insomnia cific problems; i.e., job termination, bombs, killing, and chaos
* Acting like a victim conflict with someone, financial dif-
* Blaming others ficult, marital problems, bully, etc. Use soft and opportunistic targets
* Accidents – malls, theaters, retail stores, of-
* Manipulative Other-centered fice buildings, and health clubs
* Exploiting others
* Withdrawing/avoiding coworkers Shooter believes the violence will Lack of discipline and training of
* Making mistakes “solve the current problem” ideological terrorist, but more ex-
* Not compliant pert weapons use
* Bullying Persons or company/school assets
* Threating violence are specifically targeted. Lack of specific goals results in
* Committing violence mass murder and often suicide or
Workplace-Related & death by law enforcement
School Shooters
Criminal Terrorists
Planning & Preparatory Acts
Planning & Preparatory Acts
Specific relations with person(s) at
the target site. Extra ammunition carried

Brief planning with limited detail; Shooter often exhibits cold, calm
often only approach plan, weapons, and expressionless appearance
and ammunition.
Mental rehearsals & practice firing
Variation in type of weapons and weapons
expertise
Avoidance & escape plans almost
Criminal Terrorists non-existent

Types of Shooters No Major Ideological Issue

1. Workplace & School Shooters Hostile reaction to some frustra-
2. Criminal Terrorists tion, loss, or damage to ego.

Self-center

Ideological Terrorists racists, separatists, political groups, Sees terror or suicide as supreme sac-
and violent jihadists rifice, revenge, manipulation, and pos-
Use violent acts intended to create sibly salvation.
population fear Psychology of Terrorists
Some believe that problems are solv-
Perpetrated for ideological goal, as op- Profiling an average shooter is more able through violent jihad
posed to a lone attack, for a specific possible than profiling an average of-
contemporary issue fice person

They deliberately target or disregard Personality traits vary widely as do
those in non-terrorists
the safety of non-combatants

Cause-oriented Numerous studies indicate no signifi-
cant presence of psychopathology
Narrowly focused
Summary of Risk Factors for
Highly motivated & dedicated to the Potential Terrorists
cause
Often younger male
Acts based on or driven by political,
economic, social, geographic or reli- Serious personal issue-social, cultural,
gious elements national, and or religious

Do not believe change can occur in a Blames large oppressive “system” or
peaceful way; therefore violence is circumstances
justified
Obsessive about “victimization”
Includes radical environmentalist,

Ideological Terrorist takes place over sometime Erratic, impulsive or bizarre behaviors
Planning & Preparatory Acts generating fear among co-workers
During this time, signals, flags, and
Determine maximum ROI (terror/mes- sometimes threats exist but are rarely Homicidal or suicidal thoughts or ideas
sage per event vs. total cost/effort of seen as serious or are not reported Severe emotional distress
the act) i.e., ROI on cargo plane
bombs = $4,200 AQAP cost vs. billions Impulsivity and/or low tolerance for
of dollars for new Western shipping frustration
measures
Fascination with weapons
Target selection
Preoccupied with violent themes of re-
Surveillance & intelligence gathering venge or recent violent events, if dis-
cussion creates discomfort or fear in
Fund raising co-workers

Weapons purchased or stolen Any behavior or collection of behaviors
that instill fear or concern that the per-
Bomb manufacturing son may act out violently

Problematic Conduct for
Reporting &/or Intervention

Triggers Exist but people History of threats or violence – em- Risk of violence from many different
“Don’t Just Snap” ployment or criminal types of persons. “Profiles” are not
helpful and may be dangerous.
Violent behavior or potential is rarely Using power to control others or as a
new for perpetrators response to stress Knowledge of individual’s Thinking-
Feeling-Behaving patterns and possi-
Usually patterns of negative thinking, Bully, outbursts, excessive anger ble potential reactions to negative
feeling, and or behavior are part of the events is critical to prevention
history Verbal abuse or harassment by any
means or medium Mental illness sometimes contributes
Triggers intensify the negative ele- but is not a major risk factor
ments Holding grudges, inability to handle
criticism Effective risk assessment and vio-
Planning for violent reaction usually lence prevention requires “all hands
Making excuses, blaming others on deck” i.e., security, office workers,
supervisors, students, HR, family, and
Complaints of persecution or injustice friends
Victim mindset

Obsessive intrusion upon others

Knife incidents continue: incident. Here’s what else happened. after he took a box cutter to Acorn
Heroic PA teacher Montessori School. He also told
disarms teen In Florida, an eight-year-old was ar- friends he had a gun in his book bag
rested after he pulled a knife on a — which wasn’t true. The boy told offi-
More than a dozen recent knife inci- teacher at Orange Ridge-Bullock Ele- cers he wanted to “sound cool” in front
dents have happened on elementary, mentary School. The child was taken of his friends. He was expelled for the
middle and high school campuses to a local juvenile detention center, remainder of the year and faces a ju-
across the country. where he was charged with aggra- venile charge for disrupting an educa-
vated assault and possession of a tional environment.
The most serious incident happened in knife on school property. No one was
Pennsylvania, where a 14-year-old injured in the incident, and school offi- In New York, a 17-year-old female
was stabbed at James Buchanan High cials said the district plans to help the was arrested after she threatened a
School. family find appropriate resources to male classmate with a knife at the
help the child. Riverside Institute of Technology. Ac-
The incident occurred in homeroom cording to reports, an SRO restrained
when two boys got into an altercation. In Georgia, a female student was ar- the girl as soon as she pulled the knife
The attacker, also 14, had three rested after she got into an altercation until police arrived. The male student
knives. He pulled one and stabbed the with a male student at Butler High was not injured. She was charged with
victim in the abdomen. He also at- School. According to reports, she fourth-degree criminal possession of a
tempted to slit his throat — but a pulled a knife from her purse and as- weapon, second-degree menacing
teacher jumped in and prevented fur- saulted the victim. He suffered minor and second-degree harassment.
ther injury. injuries. No word on pending charges.
Elsewhere in New York, a 14-year-
Emily Poffenberger has worked for the In Maine, an unidentified York High old was arrested for having a knife at
district for 10 years. When she noticed School student was arrested for bring- the Math Science Technology
the boys arguing and saw the knife, ing a knife onto a school bus and into Preparatory School. An SRO arrested
she was able to grab it away as the a school classroom. After receiving a the girl, who faces a misdemeanor
boys tussled. tip, the school was put on lockdown. count of fourth-degree criminal pos-
The student was taken into custody session of a weapon.
Once the attacker was on the ground, without incident. Officers described the
Poffenberger and another student held weapon as “a fixed bladed knife with a In North Carolina, a teacher and a fe-
him down. She sent other students to curved blade and grip handle.” No one male student were cut by a knife-wield-
the nurse and the office for help. was injured. ing student at J.H. Rose High School.
The two girls were arguing. When the
The teen was arrested and charged In Nebraska, an unidentified female male teacher intervened in the girls’ ar-
with attempted homicide, aggravated student was arrested after taking a gument, the 15-year-old pulled the
assault and possession of a weapon knife to Saddlebrook Elementary knife and attacked. Both victims sus-
on school property. School and threatening to kill a class- tained minor injuries. The student has
mate. The girl showed the knife to been charged with assault inflicting se-
The victim is expected to make a full friends — and two of them reported it rious injury, assault on a school
recovery. to an adult. The weapon was confis- teacher, having a weapon on educa-
cated, and no one was injured. The tion property and
The school released a statement to school sent out a letter, notifying par-
parents and made counseling services ents about incident.
available.
In New Jersey, a 12-year-old was
Unfortunately, this wasn’t the only knife taken to a juvenile detention center

At another Pennsylvania school, a Sexting scandal: Threatened with lawsuit,
Unionville High School student may What you need to know Wisconsin district cancels
face charges after a hunting knife was
found in his vehicle during a routine Police are investigating a sexting scan- reading of book about
search. A K-9 alerted to the teen’s dal in Colorado — and a popular app transgender girl
truck, and a knife with a three-inch helped keep the photos hidden from
blade was in the back seat. The stu- adults. November 29, 2015
dent has been suspended. AP
After receiving an anonymous tip on
In Texas, a fifth-grader was sus- the state’s Safe2Tell hotline, officers MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — A southern
pended after taking a knife in his learned that hundreds of nude and Wisconsin elementary school can-
book bag at Hall Elementary School. semi-nude photos were being ex- celled a planned reading of a children's
He’d planned to use it on a classmate changed by students at Canon City book about a transgender girl after a
he didn’t like, according to reports. High School. group threatened to sue.
The school failed to notify parents in
a timely manner — which made a So far, three phones have been con- The Mount Horeb Area School District
bad situation worse. (Go to our fiscated, and the photos were hidden
Forms Library to download sample by a photo vault app. released a statement Wednesday say-
letters to parents following a weapons
incident.) No one was injured. As an FYI, a photo vault app looks like ing it will not proceed with its planned
a default app – like a calculator or a
Elsewhere in Texas, a 13-year-old media player. However, when the app reading of the book "I am Jazz," the
was arrested for allegedly stabbing a is pressed for a period of time, it
classmate at Carpenter Middle prompts the user for a password that Capital Times reported
School with a pocket knife. It’s be- opens the app – and displays what-
lieved that the injury happened as a ever photos are hidden in it. (http://bit.ly/1TadnaG ). The district
result of horseplay getting out of The school has already:
hand. But an investigation is ongoing. said it would give the Board of Educa-
The victim’s minor injury was treated held an emergency meeting with par-
by the school nurse. Parents were ents to inform them about the investi- tion the opportunity to address a situ-
notified by the district via email. gation and warn them about the app,
and ation, for which the district has no
In Virginia, an elementary school forfeited a football game, as many of
student pulled a knife on another dur- the players have been implicated. current policy.
ing the ride home from Evergreen El- The felony investigation is ongoing. Of-
ementary. A nine-year-old and two ficers said some students may face Last week, the principal of Mount
10-year-olds were involved in the ar- Class 3 felony charges. Horeb Primary Center sent a letter to
gument that led to the knife being parents saying the book would be read
pulled. No one was injured in the inci- and discussed because the school has
dent, and no charges will be filed due a student who identifies as a girl but
to the children’s ages. The school no- was born with male anatomy.
tified parents in a statement, saying it
will handle the matter, but due to "We believe all students deserve re-
FERPA regulations, details would not spect and support regardless of their
be made public. gender identity and expression, and
the best way to foster that respect and
support is through educating students
about the issue of being transgender,"
the letter said.

The Florida-based Liberty Counsel
group threatened to sue, saying it was
contacted by concerned parents. In a
letter to the school district, the group
contended that reading the book would
violate parental rights.

In its statement Wednesday, the dis- “Several witnesses came forward ADMINISTRATION
trict said as it seeks to address the saying they heard several gunshots LBPS
needs of the individual student, it and possibly a vehicle speeding
will be mindful of the needs of other away.” Michael Salvatore, Ph.D.
students and families. It also said Superintendent
families whose children may be af- On Nov. 7, 2010, Jonathan Garcia-
fected will be notified of future ac- Valladares kissed his mother good- Alvin L. Freeman
tions, and the goal is to protect all bye just after 7:30 a.m. He never Assistant Superintendent
students from bullying so they can came home. His body was found
learn together in a safe environ- near 26th Street and Thomas Road, JanetLynn Dudick
ment. about a half-mile from the house his District Administrator Personnel
family had just moved into three
months earlier. Peter E. Genovese III
School Business Administrator
A 13-year-old eighth grader at Larry
C. Kennedy Middle School was Board Secretary
gunned down while out for a Sun-
day morning jog. Nancy L. Valenti
Asst. School Business Admin.
The school district was closed Fri- “From the information that we were
day, and emails to the superinten- able to obtain, there was some type Assistant Board Secretary
dent, elementary school principal of altercation,” Phoenix Police De-
and others were not immediately re- tective Dominic Roestenberg with LBPS
turned to The Associated Press. the Homicide Cold Case Unit said. BOARD OF EDUCATION
“Several witnesses came forward
Reward offered in case of saying they heard several gunshots James N. Parnell
middle school student shot and possibly a vehicle speeding President
away.”
and killed Mary L. George
On Nov. 7, 2010, Jonathan Garcia- Vice President
November 30 Valladares kissed his mother good-
KTAR News 92.3 bye just after 7:30 a.m. He never Lucille M. Perez
came home. His body was found
A 13-year-old eighth grader at Larry near 26th Street and Thomas Road, Avery W. Grant
C. Kennedy Middle School was about a half-mile from the house his
gunned down while out for a Sun- family had just moved into three Michele Critelli, Ed.D.
day morning jog. months earlier.
Bill Dangler
“From the information that we were
able to obtain, there was some type Armand R. Zambrano, Jr.
of altercation,” Phoenix Police De-
tective Dominic Roestenberg with Donald C. Covin
the Homicide Cold Case Unit said.
Rose M. Widdis