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Hosted by Safe and Sound Schools · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 70 episodes
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Hosted by Michele Gay, The Sound Off on School Safety shares real stories, expert insights, and practical tools to protect our most precious people–our students. Each week she'll bring you conversations with leaders, experts, survivors, and everyday heroes. Michele is an advocate, educator, mom, Founder of Safe and Sound Schools and a leading voice in the school safety community.
Safe and Sound Schools hosts The Sound Off On School Safety, a education show with 70 episodes published.
Schools are under increasing pressure to strengthen physical security. But with so much attention on weapons detection technology, how do school leaders separate marketing from meaningful safety? In this episode of The S
How do schools prepare for emergencies in ways that protect both physical safety and psychological well-being? In this special episode of The Sound Off on School Safety, Michele Gay is joined by Dr. Steven Brock, Dr. Mel
What if the most important shift in school safety is realizing we don’t have to wait for a crisis to prevent it? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety, Michele Gay sits down with Dr. Kate Rahi, Associate Dire
What does it mean to turn unimaginable loss into lasting change? In this deeply personal episode of The Sound Off on School Safety , Michele Gay sits down with Lori Alhadeff — mother, advocate, and founder of Make Our Sc
What does it really take to turn a school safety plan into something that actually works when it matters most? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety , Michele Gay sits down with Craig Straw, former Director o
What happens after we identify a student in crisis—but don’t know what to do next? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety , Michele Gay sits down with Sammie Wicks—nationally recognized practitioner and resear
What if the warning signs are already there—but we’re not seeing them clearly enough? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety , Michele Gay sits down with Bruno Dias, PhD, CTM—nationally recognized expert in be
Leadership in school safety can feel heavy—especially when it feels like everything depends on you. Katey McPherson, experienced school leader, former administrator, and advocate for community-centered leadership, joins
When we think about school safety, the cafeteria isn’t usually the first place that comes to mind. But maybe it should be. In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety, Michele Gay speaks with Patti Montague, CEO, a
What does it really mean to prepare people to think, decide, and act — not just follow rigid rules — when safety is on the line? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety, Michele Gay is joined by Jason Cornwell,
What does the future of school safety look like when mission comes first — not tools, not checklists, not silos? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety Podcast, host Michele Gay is joined by Antoinette King, a
When a crisis happens at school, most people focus on the response in the moment. But as school psychologist, public speaker and national crisis-response leader Ben Fernandez reminds us, effective school safety begins lo
What if the tools you already have could make your campus safer, your team more efficient, and your response time faster — all without adding new staff or systems? In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety, host
What’s the real secret to transforming school safety? It’s not just policies or protocols — it’s people working together, across agencies, communities, and even states. In this episode of The Sound Off on School Safety,
Most educators know school law matters — but few really understand how it shapes everyday safety. What if the rules we fear could actually empower us to protect our students better? In this episode of The Sound Off on Sc
When kids act out, shut down, or spiral, it’s easy to label their behavior as defiance. But what if those moments are really signs of stress — and opportunities for connection? In this episode of The Sound Off on School
What does it really mean to engage a community in school safety? Beyond slogans and vision statements, how do schools, parents, and partners work together to create real impact? In this episode of The Sound Off on School
Parents may think they’d recognize the signs of drug or alcohol use in their kids, but the reality is far more complicated. Today’s guest has spent decades uncovering what families, schools, and even communities often mi
When it comes to keeping schools safe, it’s not just about plans or protocols — it’s about people. How can schools make sure every student feels they have someone they can trust? In this episode of The Sound Off on Schoo
When it comes to keeping schools safe, there’s no single law, gadget, or checklist that will do the job — and Kathy Martinez-Prather wants everyone to know it. As Director of the Texas School Safety Center, Kathy leads o
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