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Threat Assessment in Florida Schools: The US Secret Service Perspective

by Ryan Petty | Jan 9, 2019 | Culture, School Safety

Now that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission’s initial report has been sent to the Florida Governor and to the leaders of the Florida House & Senate, I’d like to share a few of the recommendations that went into the report,...

We Found Another Big Piece of the School Shooting Puzzle–An Antibiotic for Suicide

by Ryan Petty | Apr 13, 2018 | Culture, School Safety

As many of you know, since the killing of our daughter Alaina at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland Florida on Valentines Day, Kelly and I have been searching, studying, & looking for solutions to eliminate the national scourge of school shootings....

Public School Discipline: Equal Opportunity Offenders

by Ryan Petty | Apr 6, 2018 | Culture, Politics, School Safety

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with supporters and critics of an Obama-era directive on school discipline on Wednesday. Secretary DeVos is considering changes to the directive and possibly repealing the guidelines outlined therein. That 2014 directive,...

Over 75% of Mass Shooters Communicate Prior to Their Attacks

by Ryan Petty | Mar 29, 2018 | Culture, Politics, School Safety

Between January and December 2017, 28 incidents of mass attacks, during which three or more persons were harmed, were carried out in public places within the United States. These acts violated the safety of the places we work, learn, shop, relax, and otherwise conduct our day-to-day lives.1 The resulting loss of 147 lives and injury to nearly 700 others had a devastating impact on our nation as a whole. The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) examined these 28 incidents, to identify key themes for enhancing threat assessment and investigative practices. Regardless of whether these attacks were acts of workplace violence, domestic violence, school-based violence, or terrorism, similar themes were observed in the backgrounds of the perpetrators

March For Our Lives? There is a better way

by Ryan Petty | Mar 24, 2018 | Culture, Politics

March For Our Lives, there is a better way and we’ve got 3 legislative victories to prove it. Ryan Petty was a guest on Cavuto Live on FNC where talked about, #WalkUp, #MarchForOurLives, the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that took the lives of 17 beautiful people, including my daughter Alaina.