Insider Truth About Student Discipline Abeyance Agreements | THE SAFETY DOC PODCAST #112 with David P. Perrodin, PhD [Podcast]
[Podcast] “STUDENT will give his best effort in all of his subjects every day.” That subjective condition-statement was extracted from a school district’s boilerplate one-page abeyance agreement. It’s codified by the district’s school board policy. With suspensions racing to extinction, this is in the new embodiment of student discipline and it’s not just a second chance to…
Read MoreSAFETY DOC PODCAST #111 | Interview with Max Eden | Education Policy Expert and Coauthor of Why Meadow Died [Podcast]
PODCAST: In this episode of The Safety Doc Podcast, I talk with the co-author of Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students. He discusses student discipline reform, student disability policies, abeyance agreements, and pressures on institutions to ‘look as though they have no problems,’ and more…
Read MoreAnn Marie Cotman Interview – How Zero-tolerance Discipline Policies Undermine School Safety | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #110 [Podcast]
[Podcast] In 2013, A 7-year-old Maryland kid chewed his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun at school and wound up with two days suspension. The pastry in question was not named, but it’s gotta be a Pop-Tart, right? This dubious outcome, and others like it, are often the result of what is known…
Read MoreSchool of Errors – Author Event with Dr. David Perrodin | SAFETY DOC PODCAST 109 [Podcast]
[PODCAST] Shift the locus of control. Sometimes it’s as simple as recognizing that there are things that you can change and control. That’s what Torus Theory is all about… Dr. David P. Perrodin delivers a podcast-format author event for his book, School of Errors – and reads specially-selected passages from the most honest book about…
Read MoreInterview with Effin’ Birds Author Aaron Reynolds | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #108 [Podcast]
[Podcast] AARON REYNOLDS is a humourist, professional speaker, and the man behind the @EffinBirds and @swear_trek Twitter accounts. When he’s not on Twitter, you can find him producing a series of podcasts and at ComicCons dressed as George Lucas. He has been a baseball writer, a fine art printer, and a mall Santa Claus photographer.…
Read MoreTragic Truth About Bahamas Hurricane Devastation with Katie Pechon and German Parodi [PODCAST]
[Podcast] As Bahamian officials continue to sort through the widespread destruction left by Hurricane Dorian, confusion and uncertainty has been rampant during much of the initial recovery process. Guests Katie Pechon, German Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis bring awareness and urgency to the untold stories of the Bahamas and the oft-overlooked impact disasters have on persons…
Read MoreCritique of Homeland Security’s Guide to Prevent School Gun Violence | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #106 [Podcast]
[PODCAST] Homeland Security twirled off the rails with its patchwork 2018 Guide to Preventing School Gun Violence. Anyone else think suggesting smoke cannons as counter-measures to an active shooter is better scripted for Hollywood than for classrooms? DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP106-AUDIO SINGLE FOCUS SAFETY INITIATIVES In my book, School of Errors, I…
Read MoreThe Making of School of Errors – Interviewing Author David Perrodin | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #105 [Podcast]
[Podcast] Enjoy the amazing story of the making of the most honest book written about the school safety industrial complex! Hector Solis, producer of the riveting investigative truth Awareness Podcast, interviewed author David Perrodin and gifted him a brilliantly-rendered episode titled: The Making of School of Errors. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP105-AUDIO ABOUT…
Read MoreVendors Own School Safety Conferences | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #104 | Dr. David Perrodin [Podcast]
[Podcast] Dr. Perrodin founded two major school conferences and thoroughly understands the teacher professional development industry. David is keenly aware that school safety conferences geared toward school administrators, school boards and teachers has devolved from showcasing best practices to a cash-grab exposition of the latest, greatest, flashiest safety gizmos and doodads. DIRECT LINK to MP3…
Read More[Podcast] SAFETY DOC PODCAST #103 | Who is in Charge of School Safety?
[Podcast] School safety is the default responsibility of individual schools. Surprisingly, there are no federal laws mandating school safety plans of school-based mental health services. Some, and not all, states require school safety plans. Individual school districts safety plans are inconsistent and with site-based management, most schools apply discretion to make safety policies fit the…
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