Media Articles

By JENNIFER CARTER, Staff Writer
Skagit County Herald
January 8, 2007

By CHRIS DANIELS
KING 5 News and Wire Reports
7:39 AM on Tuesday, April 17, 2007

SEATTLE - In the wake of yesterday's horrific carnage at Virginia Tech, security patrols have been stepped up at University of Washington and Seattle University. Officials say they are seeking to reassure their students of their safety, but the shootings also raise questions on how secure our local campuses are.

By LAURA WILCOX
November 15, 2006
The Mulkilteo Beacon

Olympic View Middle School is ahead of the game when it comes to student safety.

"The recommendations I make to most schools are already in place at Olympic View," school resource consultant Martin Speckmaier told a recent Safety Forum at the school.

By LYNN THOMPSON
Times Snohomish County Bureau
The Seattle Times
January 10th, 2007

In the wake of the shooting death of a Tacoma high-school student last week, local educators and law-enforcement officials say violence in schools can't be eliminated. But schools can be made safer, they say, if school staff respond as a team to assess potential threats and provide support to at-risk youth.

By DIANA HEFLEY, ERIC STEVICK, AND KRISTA J. KAPRALOS
Herald Writers