S4E38 EMPOWERING THE UPSTANDERS

EMPOWERING THE UPSTANDERS Enhancing School Safety: An In-depth Conversation with Emily Romrell In this episode, the continuation of a previous discussion, Emily Romrell, a proactive mother instrumental in establishing an anonymous reporting system in her school district, returns to the conversation. Emily’s passion to create an environment where people feel empowered to report issues like bullying has led to tangible changes in her own and potentially other school districts. Emily shares her continuing efforts to further expand her knowledge and resolve more issues within the system, such as bullying. The discussion includes an exploration of the benefits of lockdown drills, the importance of after-action reviews, and how fostering an environment of respect and understanding between parents and school administrators leads to successful cooperation in formulating safety measures. The conversation also underscores the importance of parents becoming active participants in enforcing safety mechanisms in schools, paving the way for safer and more secure educational environments for children. CHECK OUT EMILY'S WEBSITE : romrellwrites.com 00:26 Introduction and Recap of Previous Episode 01:01 Continuing the Conversation with Emily 01:18 Understanding Bullying and the Role of Upstanders 04:12 Creating a Parental Security Advisory Committee 05:33 The Importance of Respect and Understanding in School Safety 09:21 The Role of Anonymous Reporting Systems 11:56 The Importance of Communication in School Safety 16:25 The Value of After Action Reviews 22:03 The Importance of Lockdown Drills 33:28 Emily's Upcoming Children's Book WANT THE VIDEOS HEAD TO YOUTUBE @sarahferrismedia  And if you are wanting AD FREE | EARLY ACCESS | BONUS CONTENT  HIT THE BANNER ON APPLE PODCASTS TO SUBSCRIBE OR SUPPORT US: Patreon.com/stopthekilling  Send us your Listener Questions for our Tuesday episodes  Message us on instagram :  @conmunitypodcast @stopthekillingstories And for all things Katherine Schweit including where you can purchase her book STOP THE KILLING: How to end the mass shooting crisis head to: www.katherineschweit.com SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTS THE PODCAST CRIMECON UK TICKETS HERE CRIMECON US TICKETS HERE DON’T forget to use DISCOUNT CODE “FERRIS”  BLENDJET Check out BlendJet: The original portable blender coupon: stk12 (case sensitive) custom URL: https://zen.ai/stk12   Go to blendjet.com and to save 12% use my special link, and the discount will be applied at checkout https://zen.ai/stk12 RESOURCES Stop the Bleed training FBI  RUN, HIDE, FIGHT This is a CONmunity Podcast Production on the Killer Podcasts Network Check out more: CONNING THE CON KLOOGHLESS - THE LONG CON GUILTY GREENIE THE BRAVERY ACADEMY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices