Compliance: A Bad Word with Good Intentions
If we lose the awareness of the history of what drove the necessity for such protections, then we are more likely to revert back to our most natural behaviors and mindsets. We are less likely to value the very principles in each of these laws, and we are less likely to practice empathy and respect for those groups. If we find the requirements burdensome and a waste of time, then we are less likely to observe and fight against the very behaviors prohibited by these laws and policies.
Anti-bullying Programs for Schools: How to Protect Children as a Parent
We talk a lot about what schools can do to improve their anti-bullying programs, but it never crossed my mind that parents play a role in ensuring their children aren’t instigators. There’s only so much a school or a third-party vendor like us can do. Of course, it’s not our place as a software provider to address this problem, but we must keep the whole picture in mind when we’re considering how we can play a part in eliminating bullying.
New Hanover County Schools and ETHIX360
It’s been a little over a year since we welcomed New Hanover County Schools into our ETHIX360 family of clients. They, like our other K-12 clients, use our software to allow students and staff to report issues ranging from bullying to discrimination to sexual harassment. We were recently featured…
NHCS using new ETHIX360 system to streamline complaints
During a tumultuous few weeks for the New Hanover County School District following the arrest of a Roland Grise Middle School teacher and the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley, school board members have encouraged parents and community members to turn to their ETHIX360 system to file any complaints.
ETHIX360 Named one of the Top 10 Security Solution Providers in Education
All of us at ETHIX360 are excited and proud to have been honored as one of the Top 10 Security Solution Providers in education. We have been deeply saddened by the outbreaks of violence in our schools, and if by leveraging the scalability and rugged design of our solutions, even one life can be saved, we are grateful to have had the chance to do so. It is always nice to receive third-party validation like this, especially when it was not sought. We will continue to help school districts who call on us to combat bullying and violence.
Who Needs to Have an Active Shooter Policy? Everyone!
There are a number of components to an active shooter policy – with a portion being to train employees what to actually do in the event of an active shooter scenario playing out at work. Hide? Run? What is the chain of command in the event of an incident? What if it is not in our offices, but is the one next door? Safe evacuation. Communicating clearly with first responders when you can.
What Corporate Compliance Programs Can Teach Us About School Safety
Working in the world of corporate ethics and compliance for the past decade has taught me that visibility leads to knowledge. One of my favorite quotes is from Confucius, “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” I think many of the school systems across the US have a blind spot and do not realize that what worked yesterday may not work today, and certainly will not work tomorrow.