Robust risk management programs integrate a number of methods to mitigate risks of mass homicide in schools. Proactive school leadership, positive school climate and culture, and threat assessment and management measures all contribute to reducing the probability of school violence.
However, if measures employed to prevent attacks are unsuccessful or an outsider targets the school in a manner that evades our proactive influence, physical security and emergency preparedness become the most critical lines of defense influencing the overall consequences of an event.
As leading authorities on facility design and emergency preparation for active shooter events, CIS security consultants have assisted schools around the nation in assessing the vulnerability and readiness of school facilities against armed violence.
Some of the many issues encompassed in our school security assessments include:
Upon completion of the school security assessment, our consultant presents a report of findings that specifies issues of concern and options for remedy in a manner designed to mitigate potential liability. Then, based on the school’s decisions, our consultant works collaboratively with your team to develop an improvement strategy designed to maximize risk reduction while attending unique circumstances of the school’s branding, culture, operations, geography, budget, and similar factors.
The following videos explore the subjects of physical security and emergency infrastructure design as some of the many issues encompassed in our school security assessment projects.
The CIS School Security Risk Management Strategy
Articles by our School Security Consultant Team
Physical Security Design & The Active Shooter By Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO | When many people think of physical security, the first ideas that
By Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO, CHS-III When teaching security planning workshops for school leaders, I find it valuable to begin the presentation with a
By Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO, CHS-III The following series of school security training videos is produced as a webinar edition of the one-day Integrated
By Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO, CHS-III Effective school security plans begin with a strategy. To most, this sounds like an obvious point. However, some
By Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO, CHS-III Part One of this article surveyed concerns expressed by Critical Intervention Services regarding school ‘target hardening’ measures proposed
By Craig S. Gundry, PSP, cATO, CHS-III On 02 January 2019, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) Public Safety Commission released its initial report
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