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Security for American
Security for American
Students in Overseas Schools:
Students in Overseas Schools:
Issues and Challenges
Issues and Challenges
School Security Conference School Security Conference
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American Students Overseas:
American Students Overseas:
How Safe or Vulnerable
How Safe or Vulnerable
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Estimates vary on the population at risk Estimates vary on the population at risk
DoD and DOS
Dependent
Schools worldwide
>200,
US University
Overseas Students
Worldwide
>219,
Corporate and other
Schools
Worldwide
5,
Grand Total:
424,
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Areas of Concern
Areas of Concern
DoD DoD
dependent schools [K dependent schools [K
12]
12]
Dept of State Overseas Schools [K Dept of State Overseas Schools [K
12]
12]
US independent schools [K US independent schools [K
12]
12]
University studies abroad University studies abroad
Field Trips
Bus Transportation
Vendors
School Employees
IT-Cyber systems
Access Systems
Food & Water provisioning
Perimeter Security
Personnel Assurances
Ethnic Targeting
Wild Card—Host Country Capabilities & Coordination
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Four Major Aspects to Four Major Aspects to
Enhanced School Security Enhanced School Security
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Prevention
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Crisis Plans---Crisis Team---Commo EMSOPs-GrabNGo Kits-Lockdown-Shelter Options
Drills—Command TableTops—Meet with Parents PostCrisis Recovery---Reassess threats/vulnerabilities
Routinely Focus on All Four Areas
Handbook—SOPs—ICS training
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Limited Emergency Options
Limited Emergency Options
Lockdown Lockdown
Shelter Shelter
in in
place place
Evacuation Evacuation
Rescue Rescue
SWAT
SWAT
tactical restrictions tactical restrictions
Test Security Scenarios and Basic Assumptions
KEY CHALLENGES
1-what will crisis team do?
2-what will students do?
3-what will host nation do?
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Security Fundamentals
Security Fundamentals
Valid Vulnerability and Risk Assessments
Plans—Policies—Special Procedures--Coordination
Physical Security and Access Control
Train—Drill--Exercise
Adjust—Improve
Build on Lessons Learned
Consider
Outside
Expert
Crisis Team
Development
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Continuing
Continuing
Challenges
Challenges
New creative threats New creative threats
Periodic testing of security Periodic testing of security
Expected Expected
crisis fatigue crisis fatigue
Balancing education with security Balancing education with security
Reliance on host country capabilities Reliance on host country capabilities
Keeping crisis team sharp Keeping crisis team sharp
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Threat Forecast Scenarios
Threat Forecast Scenarios
Make them credible Make them credible
Test all aspects of the crisis plan Test all aspects of the crisis plan
Stress the crisis team Stress the crisis team
Look for flaws and gaps in systems Look for flaws and gaps in systems
Demonstrate likely host nation response Demonstrate likely host nation response
Develop a Develop a
worst case worst case
strategy strategy
Understand Understand
best best
vs vs
worst worst
options options
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Sensible Measures and
Sensible Measures and
Precautions
Precautions
Security Security
Enough too little or too much?? Enough too little or too much??
Get an outsider Get an outsider
s [expert] opinion s [expert] opinion
Compare measures between systems Compare measures between systems
Consider crisis team networking Consider crisis team networking
Look at collaborative options Look at collaborative options
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Significant dilemmas
Significant dilemmas
Reliance on host country assistance Reliance on host country assistance
Spending for security Spending for security
vs vs
education education
Prepare staff Prepare staff
to a reasonable degree to a reasonable degree
Make plans realistic not fatalistic Make plans realistic not fatalistic
Never assume it Never assume it
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all covered all covered
Train/exercise without triggering panic Train/exercise without triggering panic
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Questions or Comments??
Questions or Comments??
Thanks and best wishes Thanks and best wishes
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