School Safety Work Group

Chair: Kevin Kurz, Westell
Vice Chair: Bill Share, RF Solutions
Sponsor: Eric Toenjes, Graybar – SBC Board of Directors
SBC Staff Support: Lisa Traverse

Eligibility

Must be an employee of a current, active SBC Member Organization or Individual Membership. Paid and Gratis Members eligible.

Members desiring to participate in this Work Group, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Purpose

The School & Campus Safety Work Group addresses capabilities which are paramount for keeping children and those responsible for them safe. First responders need to be informed quickly, enabled to perform life-saving tasks when entering a building in response to an incident, and able to communicate with its occupants. This committee advocates and educates school, public safety and legislative stakeholders on key practices, technologies and model legislation that will enhance life safety in schools.

The School & Campus Safety Committee has four sub-committees where members work with their Chair and Vice Chair to create resources and actions that ensure schools and campuses are safer for all building occupants and first responders.

Sub-Committees

Ambassadors: Help to find influential people willing to join the school safety cause and expand its visibility. Because SBC gets requests for speakers often, the Ambassador Sub-committee will also identify well-spoken presenters passionate about school safety.

Content Committee: Create resources and content for schools, seminars, advocates and the SBC website such as fact sheets, graphics, toolkits and presentations.

Legislative Committee: Gain visibility to existing and proposed school safety legislation at a national and local level. Provide methods to influence and promote model legislation. Begin outreach to bill sponsors.

Events Committee: Catalog all national and regional events relevant to school safety with which SBC might participate. Identify key advocates and organizations who have access and attention in schools and school safety with whom we can partner. Develop a stakeholder contact list to draw audiences to SBC events and speaking engagements.

Recent Topics of Interest

• Brochure: Key Elements for Effective School Safety Legislation (PDF)
• Brochure: Can You Make the Call – Emergency Communications When Our Schools Need It (PDF)
• Time Equals Life: What We Can – and Should – Do to Keep Our Children Safe – Alyssa’s Law and Make Our Schools Safe
• School Safety & Alyssa’s Law – Florida Legislative Update
• Cell Phones in Classrooms: Safety Tool or Distraction?
• SBC Proposal: School Mode
• Recognizing America’s Safe Schools Week: A Call for Collaboration in Creating Safer Learning Environments
• Do Charlotte-Area Schools Have Emergency Radio Dead Zones?
• Part I of II – Crisis in Plain Sight: Robb Elementary Shooting Reveals that In-Building Public Safety Radio Coverage was “Mostly Ineffective”
• Part II of II – Crisis in Plain Sight: In-Building Public Safety Radio Coverage in Schools

Interested in joining the School Safety Work Group?

Have a question? Contact the group leaders using the form below.