Murder in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Prevention
1. What inspired you to pen your newest book? I had been planning on writing another book about school
security, the first one in 2009 wasn’t edited very well, but was putting it off
until the end of 2017, because I had several irons in the fire. Then Parkland
happened. I felt the need to write it now and hopefully dissuade a lot of
knee-jerk reactions and the unnecessary spending of hundreds of thousands or
millions of dollars that…well would not be spent responsibly. I didn’t want to
capitalize on a tragedy but felt the need to do what I do best…try to save
lives.
2. Why should someone buy it? If you love children, from babies
to adults in college, we need to protect our next generations. This book is an
effort to put forth thoughts and ideas that will not cost hundreds of thousands
or millions of dollars to implement. Therefore, it helps every single family,
or person who loves kids, to prevent mass shootings in our schools. From
parental responsibility, school accountability, how to spot the warning signs,
and then of course physical security and other items for educators. I want to
save lives and I’m hoping that people will buy it for the same reason.
3. How challenging was it to write it? My
biggest challenge was being blind and not being that technologically literate,
hell I didn’t even learn how to type correctly until I was 49! …I had always
been a 2 fingered typist but succeeded in publishing more than 75 articles. Then
there are the digital platforms and websites that an Indy writer needs, out
there that are not very friendly for the blind or visually impaired to
navigate. I am so fortunate to have my wife who can do a lot of that stuff for
me. If she can’t figure it out I have a lot of friends who at least can answer
questions and guide us through the process. I am fortunate and grateful to all
of them.
4.
What are some of the key messages
presented? Stop using too many ‘touchy feely’ programs in schools, they usually
cost far too much money and generally do little good except emotionally, when
that money could be put to use in other programs that help the education of our
kids and if someone accuses your children of something, doesn’t matter what it
is from bullying, insensitive words, or whatever, don’t take the attitude of
“My lil angel would never do that”. Learn
to recognize all 22 of the warning signs and then do something to intervene
with them. “We can either choose to act upon or ignore them” and we have seen
how ignoring them works out. Third, hold the schools accountable for not
upgrading or taking sensible precautions in the security of the schools and
sometimes lying to parents to mollify them.
5.
Fourth, Get the idea into your heads
that “It can Happen to anyone, at any time, any-where, for any reason”. There
is no reason to worry yourself into a coronary over it, because it is quite
rare, but realize the facts and don’t ignore them, just like the warning signs.
6.
Do you have advice for other
writers? It doesn’t matter what you want to write…
just do it. You don’t have to follow conventional wisdom that many tell you is
fact. If you don’t outline well…then wing it. By winging it with non-fiction
and fiction you have to ensure that it all fits together at the end. Revise,
revise, revise. Then hire a professional editor…they have saved me since I
started writing for profit 30 odd years ago. It’s my words but they make me
look awfully good. Secondly, don’t listen to the naysayers who tell you to give
it up. I have a friend who is in her 80s, blind, has innumerable health issues,
and was told by many of her closest friends to give up writing a series of
short stories for children…now she has a publisher interested in her underwater
tales and converting it for autistic, blind, and other disabled kids.
7.
Why do you love books? I didn’t use
to like to read. Until I was in my mid-20s I didn’t read much. Then I
discovered the Star Trek book series and that was it. From there I began to
read…everything. Before going blind I read as many as 5 newspapers a day, 5
magazines a week including industry specific ones that the field my clients
were in, and probably 6 books a month. I enjoy the idea that I can learn from
everything I read…now with an electronic book reader from the National Library
Service for the Blind. I have had innumerable people tell me that “for a person
without a degree, or any college credit, I am the most intelligent person they
ever met.” And it is all because of reading everything from the WSJ to Clive
Cussler.
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