Coffee with Kelly: A Discussion on School Safety
Join us as we explore the many complex components and fundamental questions regarding school safety. We will cover the fundamentals of school safety, roles and responsibilities, expectations, emergency plans, drills and exercises, creating a comprehensive school safety program, and understanding the relationships between all of these components, as well as many other topics.
Podcasting since 2023 • 92 episodes
Coffee with Kelly: A Discussion on School Safety
Latest Episodes
When Walkouts Become Safety Risks
In this episode, Kelly and Ethan discuss student walkouts from a safety perspective. When schools take students outside controlled environments and into volatile situations, what risks are being introduced, and who is responsible if something g...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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The Most Overlooked Role in School Safety
In this episode, Kelly and Ethan explore why school safety continues to fall short, even decades after Columbine. They break down the overlooked role emergency managers play in building relationships, coordinating response, and preparing commun...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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Where School Safety Really Begins
In this episode, we explore why some of the greatest risks students face happen before they ever enter the building; on the way to school, at bus stops, and in the surrounding community. When students don’t feel safe getting to school,...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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38:33
What Recent Campus Attacks Reveal About Preparedness
In this episode, we break down recent campus and public attacks to examine how people respond under stress and where leadership and communication fail. We discuss delayed alerts, prolonged lockdowns, and why hesitation can increase confusion an...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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The Next Evolution of School Safety
In this episode, we kick off Season 7 by asking a hard but necessary question: have we actually advanced school safety, or have we just gotten better at responding after something goes wrong? This conversation challenges the industry’s fixation...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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