...Lockdown By Walter Dean Myers Year of Publication: 2010 Setting: Juvenile Facility Overview: This book is mainly about a young man named Reese that really wants to change his life around. Reese is being moved from a juvenile jail to a real jail. He has many different problems going on while he is in the juvenile center. Reese gets involved in a fight with his friend Toon and gets put in a bad situation. Reese is given a second chance and promises to turn his life around. At the beginning of the book, Reese, a 14 year old boy has already spent twenty-two months in Progress, a juvenile facility for troubled youths. Reese really wants to get out, and some of the authorities have noticed his potential. Reese spends his first day in a pilot work-release program. His job is to do whatever is asked of him at Evergreen nursing home. When Reese gets to Progress after his day of work, he finds out from his friend Play that one of Progress’s bullies, Diego is planning on jumping his friend Toon. Usually, Diego’s makes threats but doesn't follow through, but this time they are worried because a serious gang member named Cobo has been sent to Progress before he goes to an adult facility. Reese does not want to just stand and watch while Toon is beaten up, but he knows that if he wants to get out of there, that he cannot get into a fight. The next morning, when the guards walk through and calls roll, Toon’s doesn't answer, and he shows up at breakfast with bruises and cuts...
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...There are many low to no cost solutions to help improve security. As stated prior in the textbook, most solutions typically require more time than money. Unfortunately, some schools do not think this and worry about how much it will cost. Thinking of the costs, some do not prioritize school security as much as, say, technology. However, there are some clever tricks in diverting the costs. One such no cost solution is diversifying fire, active shooter, tornado, etc. drills. Such examples in diversifying include conducting “…lockdown drills during nontraditional times…pull a couple of students out of line during fire drills to see how much time passes before someone notices they are missing…lock down one section of your school…” (Trump, 2011,...
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...They told us that the next meeting would be the following night. They had no idea what was happening but they, at least, had a plan. We were going to kill every enemy we could, damage their day to day operations, and make Cedar Springs an unlivable place for them. They said at best estimate, 33 were killed in what was being called “The Lockdown Day Massacre”. Since then 4 more have been killed fighting back and we had killed two of theirs. “Three,” I stopped one of them mid-sentence. “I’m sorry? You killed one?” The officer talking now looked in bewilderment, smiling slightly. “Not exactly, but I know of one that’s dead that no one knows about yet,” I said back. The group around me split so everyone could see me and what I had to say. “Well...
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...A book that I really enjoyed this year was “Lockdown” by Alexander Gordon Smith. It is about a boy who breaks into houses and steals, but one night he gets caught and his world is changed forever. The reason you should read this is because it teaches you a lesson, it will scare you, and it will suck you in wanted to know more. The first reason you should read this is because it teaches you a lesson about stealing. The boy goes out at night and starts to rob a house when all the sudden two huge men catch him and his buddy. The men shoot his friend and tell him to “run.” This teaches kids that stealing is never a good thing and you never know what could happen. That is why you should read this book. Next the reason you should read this book is...
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...The books “Lockdown” and “Right behind you” have very interesting plots that are unique. Even though they have many differences these two books have many similarities. They share stories of two very different guys that share similar feelings. These two characters both lost someone they cared about in this case it was a friend. They felt guilty for the death of their friends. They felt empty, and sorrow in their lives. They never knew their lives would change drastically so fast. While both deaths were unintentional “Kip” the character from “Right behind you” never meant to kill his friend while he soaked a baseball glove on gasoline.Then theres “Alex” the character from “Lockdown” was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Sure he was a bully but he never knew how...
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...found struggles. Students spend thousands of their hard-earned money on textbooks while other students can’t even be provided a textbook. Lockdown drills have become the norm. Dress code violations that are so blatantly sexist that should be applied to each student. These are things that need to change. Schools need to provide textbooks for their students, enforce proper lockdown drill instructions, and regulate their dress code more properly. Every year, students spend thousands and thousands on textbooks. In High School, students are lucky to even get a copy of their textbook. Teachers have been presented with such few classroom supplies that most can’t even provide their students with a copy of their textbook. If they do, these textbooks must be kept in the classroom which causes issues when students have homework that requires the textbook. As a result, students rush to finish assignments while in class and this can lead to students not fully grasping a concept due to rushing. To resolve this, school boards can find somewhere in their budget to cut costs so that students can be provided with two copies of their textbooks, one for the classroom, one for home use. Too many...
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...stakeholders? It includes everyone from parents, teachers, counselors, custodians, paraprofessionals, administrators, and even the cafeteria staff. Throughout the year Del Castillo Elementary practices various emergency procedures to assert them safety of our students. With practicing these emergency procedures we get to see firsthand if the students and staff knows what to do in case a real life emergency occurs. We currently practice fire drills, soft lockdown, hard lockdown, and shelter in place. Teachers are also aware that their classroom doors must be locked once instructional time starts and it must remained locked until the last student exits the classroom. During a fire drill each teacher is assigned to a certain area they must walk their students to but, a teacher must not forget to take their student emergency cards with them in case they cannot go back into the classroom students’ phone numbers are readily available with them to access parent information. Fire drills are scheduled once every six weeks. Lockdowns are procedures that are held to protect our students and the rest of the stakeholders either from a harmful suspect...
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...I was a high class paranormal, but I don’t know what I am. I’m higher than faeries. I never knew till a little bit ago and I couldn’t believe it. Me and Lend would sit for hours thinking about who it could be and the poem we both heard. One night a center full of paranormals was hit so every paranormal was put somewhere and all the fairies came and they were so beautiful. All of them put together was to much to handle. Then we got a call and someone needed to go do something but we were on total lockdown. So when someone left the faerie door was open for just a second but the person who was killing paranormals got in a started killing people. Nobody could see her but me. After Reth tried to put this weird fire in me, everything was weird. One night, me and Raquel and me were getting into a little arguement. She got a call saying a place in like Ireland or somewhere was being attacked and everyone there was dead. That meant we needed to go on total lockdown. Every faerie that worked for this station came through the doors. They were all beautiful. I couldn’t look at all of them without getting distracted from what Raquel was...
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...If there was a school shooting or a fire drill or an alien invasion, you can call your parents to get them and pick you up and take you home. I’ve have never called my parents during a lockdown because I knew the lockdowns were just a drill. But if I heard gunfire or alien blasters, I would call my parents for them to pick me up or warn them. Therefore I always have my phone on me during a lockdown because I can warn my...
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...The Crisis Communication Plan of Massachusetts General Hospital Introduction to the Plan All organizations have possibility of encountering a crisis. When a crisis strikes, an organization could protect he organization’s reputation and unite its employee to realize its mission by effective and timely communication. The key to effective communication in a crisis is proactive preparation. With a specific instruction in hand, employees are able to effectively respond to the related issues. To the public, we are always proud of our excellent services. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report named our Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) the top hospital in the nation based on our quality of care, patient safety and reputation in 16 clinical specialties. For a hospital, there is nothing more important than trust. Therefore, we need a crisis communication plan to prepare all members for the crises to maintain the public and stakeholder trust. This guide is designed for our MGH members to develop and adopt a practical tool for planning appropriate measures. The guide helps them to be better prepared to face the wide range of emergencies that may occur in an organization. Given the complexity of Massachusetts General Hospital’s business, I make the scale of crises that would take place in Boston. Crisis Inventory for Massachusetts General Hospital External crises Type | Description | Happened Before | Probability | Impact | Natural Disaster | Hurricane,Snow...
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...During a time of national crisis, citizens of the United States will have their freedoms limited. A national crisis would include a war happening within our country, an invasion, and a terrorist attack. In a situation where the United States experiences a national crisis, freedom of speech, expression, and press will be limited to keep everyone in the country and the government safe. Once a situation is declared a national crisis, the Federal government will begin to decide what should be done for the safety of everyone. Congress will make the final decision of what is best for the country depending upon the situation, and the President will announce it publicly to the country. The decision of what freedoms will be taken away is controlled...
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...University of Cincinnati Clermont College Fall Semester 2015 Course Title: Business Analytics I Course #: BANA2081 Online Course: Therefore, there is neither a classroom nor a specific day/time. Course Facilitator: Dr. Barry Smith Work Phone: 307-251-2029 (No texting please!) Office Location: Casper, Wyoming Office Hours: Usually online from 7:30 to 9:30 pm MT daily. It does vary as I am on during the day, as well as later on some days. Email: smith4bw@ucmail.uc.edu (I check throughout the day so please feel free to email me any questions you may have in class.) Skype: doctorwho1971 (If you choose this option please state you are my student and the class name and section or I will not accept invitation.) Faculty Service Center: (513)732-5335 Electronic Communication This is an online course which uses Blackboard linked to MyMathLab. Course Description: This course develops fundamental knowledge and skills for applying statistics to business decision making. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing and the use of computer software for statistical applications. Learning Outcomes: The successful Business Analytics I student should be able to: 1) Organize and summarize data using appropriate descriptive statistics and graphical methods. 2) Understand the concept of probability and to be able to calculate probabilities...
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...mentioned them in their day to day homework. They may draw them in their art classes. They may be obsessed with past ones. Watching there online profiles can also give away clues they may be planning a school shooting. Online may talk about blowing up the school, or post pictures of them with a gun. May mention suicide, but may not talk about doing it in school. You should report them to a trusted adult, like a principal or superintendent immediately. In active shooting cases, many schools across the United States use ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) drills. Although most schools only do them two times a year, at Danville High School, school educator, Mike Klesner says, ‘I think they prepare the kids, if there were a intruder right now, I believe the kids would feel prepared and know how to react.’. While talking with a few students they said they feel like they would be scared but would know whether or not they needed to lockdown and attack if needed or evacuate if possible. Mr. Klesner does believe they’re ‘unfortunately necessary, but I don’t like them, I think they're stressful.’. Training students to use ALICE and other systems like it will add roadblocks to the shooters plan and could possibly end school shootings like these all together. “ A 17-year-old boy got into a fight after a school dance on campus and shot and injured a 16-year-old boy. The shooter was charged with attempted second-degree murder.” -Madison Parish High School. “Shortly after 8:00...
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...All employees will head to the conference room, since it will hold all the employees and have no windows. Once in the conference room the door will be barred with tables. What helps keep the facility safer is that there are locks on all entrances into the building beside the front door. Once in the building, there is a small waiting room. To get past the waiting room, the person needs to be buzzed in or have a number key to entering. Once there is a potential threat there needs to be a way to give warnings out to those individuals in the facility. Our intercom has the ability to only be heard where the employees are located at. Giving a special warning such as a special phrase to know the building is on lockdown. Our facility has taken first aid courses and active shooter training to help out in situations. Any time there is a possible threat it needs to be taken seriously and a log kept of those...
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...1. Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF Document 1) lists no time frames or dates for any of the allegations raised and limited information to ascertain his alleged injuries. Additionally, aside from naming wardens of North Branch Correctional Institution (“NBCI”), he fails to identify the names, ranks or descriptions of any of the individuals he asserts were direct participants of the incidents. Plaintiff alleges a myriad of allegations; however, undersigned counsel believes that the following represent a compilation of Plaintiff’s claims: Stabbing of a black inmate by a white inmate while housed on disciplinary segregation status; The following day, unidentified correctional officers raided the unit and Plaintiff and other inmates were strip...
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