Consider framing your school security and safety programs via a detection-communication-response rubric.
Guy Bliesner
Guy Bliesner began his career in education in 1994 as a high school teacher and coach. Moving into administration in 2006 as the Safety and Security Coordinator for the Bonneville School District. While serving in that position he was named to the Idaho’s Governor’s School Safety Task Force. Also, during his Bonneville tenure, he was named a finalist for the 2011 Campus Safety Magazine’s national Campus Safety Director of the Year Award. In 2013 he left the district to form, with a partner, the private School Safety, Security, Risk Management consulting firm of Educators Eyes. This firm developed and implemented Idaho’s first statewide school safety and security condition assessment.
In 2016 he dissolved the firm to join, as a founding member, the newly created Idaho Office of School Safety and Security. He currently serves as the School Safety and Security Analyst assigned to schools in Southeast Idaho. His mission is to support the public and charter schools of southeast Idaho to bolster school safety through assessment, training, and planning assistance.
Guy Bliesner's Latest Posts
For Schools to Recover from COVID, Collaboration Will Be Key
The pandemic has shown we need to quickly engage a much wider group of professionals, including those in facilities management, HVAC, architecture, mental health and more.
How COVID-19 Affects These 7 Crucial Components of Multi-Hazard Planning
Measures put in place to mitigate COVID-19 should not increase a school’s exposure to other threats, making multi-hazard planning more important than ever.
4 Ways Schools Can Avoid Coronavirus Liability Landmines This Fall
Schools must do all they can to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on their school community. Equally, they must limit the liability exposure for their staff and the institution. These are not mutually exclusive goals.
Negligent Discharges: A Real Risk If We Allow Guns on Campus
Schools must look at the risk management implications associated with concealed carry laws and the unintentional discharge of firearms.
School Security: A Framework for Collaboration
When considering their campus protection efforts, practitioners should consider the five Ds: Deter, Detect, Delay, Deny and Defend.