Lockdown procedures are crucial for enhancing school safety by protecting students and staff from internal threats like active shooters, intruders, and violent incidents. These protocols involve specific…
Lakewood City Schools has implemented a new line of defense against intruders after receiving a million-dollar safety grant. Austin Sparks, a teacher of five years, enjoys building relationships with his…
The Bolo Stick door barricade is suitable for both wood and metal doors, providing extreme pressure resistance to prevent unwanted entry and obstruction to potential attackers. It can function as a sliding…
When you hear about an active shooter situation in a school or any other place for that matter, it can be incredibly frightening. It brings forth thoughts of uncertainty and fears for many people – especially…
This article will explore how active shooter door barricades work, why they are important, and what steps can be taken to ensure their effectiveness.
The installation of active shooter door barricade devices can provide a much-needed layer of security and protection in the event of an emergency situation.
By providing an effective solution to rapidly secure locations in the event of an emergency, these systems provide peace of mind to those who are vulnerable during unpredictable situations. With average…
On March 12, 2020, the 2019-20 school year was dealt its first delay because of the COVID19 pandemic. The disruption to routine schooling provided…
We have all been made aware of things that are inherently dangerous to us. Usually, the threat is vague and innocuous so we pay it little attention. It is…
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The fast-paced American society had each of us doing more with less, traveling more, and being immersed in highly populated environments in the course of each working day. The pursuit of the larger…
Do this, don’t do that, we are bombarded by signs that dictate a course of preferred behaviors throughout our daily lives. Almost all of these signs are easy to recognize as they garner our attention…
Baby, it’s cold outside! As the thermometer starts to dip I am reminded of my younger days when frolicking outside in the snow was so much fun. My mother used to bundle my brother and I from head to…
It's another day of the same routine as you turn the lock on the door, engage the deadbolt, and head off to work. Your home is empty, locked up, and secure.
But is it?
If…
The “House of Worship” is a building intended for the performance of divine services and religious rituals. It should be a safe haven for worshippers to gather, but in recent days it has become a target…
In the 1950’s school children were instructed to “Duck and Cover” in the event of a nuclear explosion. The idea was that kneeling under a desk with hands clutched over necks would safeguard children…
A teacher is a person who helps others to acquire knowledge, competences, or values. 1 This person must also possess core characteristics such as…
Many, if not all of us, are subject to the nighttime routine of closing the windows and locking the doors before we retire for a good night’s sleep. We rest comfortably knowing that our doors are secured…
We live in a period of time where violence has become the social norm. Turn on the television, the computer, or the radio and the story of the day is usually regarding some sort of mass violence that…
Safety comes in many shapes and sizes and is directly proportionate to an individual’s level of understanding. We are living in a world where the levels of violence increase daily and critical incidents…
There will be an estimated 51 million kids returning to school in the United States just after the Labor Day weekend. The summer has come and gone and the evening air is starting to cool down signaling…
It’s no secret that navigating the adolescent years of school can be a rough time for some. Monumental stressors of clothing inequalities, body image, and group demographic serve as the catalyst for…
School districts have always prepared for the inevitable rainy day as the economy continued its rollercoaster ride. Budget shortfalls, levies, and unexpected repairs have always driven administrators…
There probably isn’t a single person that hasn’t heard of the tragic loss of life at Columbine High School. On April 20, 1999. America’s conscience was awakened to the harsh new…
As if school districts weren’t already trying to do more with less, along comes an unseen enemy that paralyzed the already laboring system. A virus, a submicroscopic infectious agent that has single-handedly…
My name is Bill Barna. I've been a police officer for 32 years and back in 2013 I was an active shooter instructor and teaching our Police Departments a single officer response…
We all know that raising a child today is expensive. A report issued by the Department of Agriculture [1] states:
For a middle-income family to raise a child born in 2015 through the…
Why do we practice mass shooting safety?
Laws regarding rapid dismissals and safety drills have every school administrator wondering why there have to be so many disruptions to the educational…
It would be great to believe that we have finally got a handle securing soft-target locations from critical incidents such as Active Shooters. Right? If we trust the statistical data, there is empirical…
Bolo Stick LLC was founded by William J. Barna, a 33-year police officer. Bolo Stick was designed to serve as a barricade in the protection of human life against unwanted threats. The one-step activation allows for protection in seconds and the low attachment point on doors prevents unwanted room entry while saving lives.
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