The H.E.R.O. Program in the News and Media

Our collection of news and media coverage from across the country.

Featured Media

February 15, 2018

CBS This Morning The deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida is raising new questions about whether school and government officials are doing enough to keep students safe.

December 20, 2021

Campus Safety Magazine: School Safety Drills for Students with Special Needs. Rather than opting out of safety drills for students with special needs, here are strategies to help develop their individualized safety plans.

Library of Appearances

CBS News

August 24, 2017

KLAS-TV 8 Las Vegas, NV discussion about school safety in the wake of a stabbing at a Las Vegas area school.

February 1, 2018

KCAL-TV 9 Los Angeles, CA The things parents, teachers, and students can do to stem the tide of school shootings.

February 14, 2018

KCAL-TV 9 Los Angeles, CA Schools are reviewing their safety plans in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Florida.

February 14, 2018

KCBS-TV 2 Los Angeles, CA How to talk with kids about mass shootings and staying safe.

February 14, 2018

WTSP-TV 10 Tampa, FL Are lockdown drills enough after the Parkland, Florida high school shooting?

February 15, 2018

KCBS-TV 2 Los Angeles, CA What can be done to keep students safe in schools and communities?

February 20, 2018

WOIO-TV 19 Cleveland, OH Students feared for their lives after a student shot himself at an Ohio middle school.

February 6, 2019

KTVK-TV 5 Phoenix, AZ Teachers & staff are coming together to work on ways to make schools safer on Good Morning Arizona.

February 14, 2019

KTVK-TV 5 Phoenix, AZ A review of school safety changes at the 1-year anniversary of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting.

August 4, 2019

KCBS-TV 2 Los Angeles, CA Tips to help parents talk to kids about violence by having age-appropriate conversations.

August 5, 2019

KCBS-TV 2 Los Angeles, CA How parents can talk with their kids about mass shootings and violence.

November 14, 2019

KCAL-TV 9 Los Angeles, CA What students can do to stay safe outside of their classrooms in an active shooting.

November 14, 2019

KCBS-TV 2 Los Angeles, CA Breaking news of a high school shooting in Saugus, California.

November 14, 2019

CBSN Los Angeles, CA Discussion of law enforcement’s response to active shooting incidents.

October 26, 2023

KCAL-TV 9 Los Angeles, CA discussion on the shelter-in-place order in effect in certain Maine communities.

January 31, 2024

WFOR-TV 4 Miami, FL Segment 1 of 3 for National Identity Theft Awareness Week.

February 1, 2024

WFOR-TV 4 Miami, FL Segment 2 of 3 for National Identity Theft Awareness Week.

February 2, 2024

WFOR-TV 4 Miami, FL Segment 3 of 3 for National Identity Theft Awareness Week.

NBC News

February 5, 2018

KMIR-TV 6 Palm Springs, CA Students learn how to stay safe through the H.E.R.O. Program.

February 16, 2018

WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore, MD Teaching kids how to protect themselves from attackers or in a violent event.

February 20, 2018

KMIR-TV 6 Palm Springs, CA Palm Springs schools are using the H.E.R.O. Program to keep students safe.

May 1, 2018

KMIR-TV 6 Palm Springs, CA Students react to a shooting near their school by using H.E.R.O. concepts.

May 5, 2018

KMIR-TV 6 Palm Springs, CA Students practice age-appropriate and trauma-informed drills.

July 30, 2019

KMIR-TV 6 Palm Springs, CA Students learn how to stay safe through the H.E.R.O. Program.

ABC News

November 14, 2017

KESQ-TV 3 Palm Springs, CA An innovative new program begins in schools throughout Palm Springs.

February 16, 2018

WMAR-TV 2 Baltimore, MD What do you do, and how do you prepare for an active shooter beyond lockdown?

February 20, 2018

KESQ-TV 3 Palm Springs, CA Age-appropriate active shooter drills for Palm Spring area schools.

April 3, 2018

KXTV-TV 10 Sacramento, CA Simple things you can do in your office space to help survive an active shooting in the workplace.

August 13, 2018

Good Morning America interview about bulletproof walls inside of classrooms.

October 22, 2019

KTNV-TV 13 Las Vegas, NV Students and parents are worried after a student brought a gun to his middle school.

Spectrum 1 News | LA West

April 3, 2022

How to keep kids safe in the wake of the Downtown Sacramento shooting.

May 24, 2022

Keeping kids safe in public schools with the H.E.R.O. Program.

May 26, 2022

Spectrum 1 Morning Show on how the H.E.R.O. Program works and what teachers are doing to keep their students safe.

January 22, 2023

Spectrum 1 Morning Show discussing the overnight active shooter at two California locations and the ongoing investigation.

January 23, 2023

In the aftermath of the Monterey Park shooting, how the H.E.R.O. Program is helping area schools to stay safe.

January 23, 2023

Spectrum 1 Morning Show updates on the Alhambra and Monterey Park shootings in California.

April 8, 2023

Los Angeles County proposes a violence reduction Initiative, but is it enough?

Fox News

September 19, 2018

KVVU-TV 5 Las Vegas, NV student caught with a gun at school. How does H.E.R.O. help keep students safe during these incidents?

February 5, 2019

KVVU-TV 5 Las Vegas, NV interview about the H.E.R.O. Program and the work being done with K-12 students.

November 15, 2019

KTTV-TV 11 Los Angeles, CA Segment 1 of 3 with Good Day LA on how students can stay safe using everyday tools around them.

November 15, 2019

KTTV-TV 11 Los Angeles, CA Segment 2 of 3 with Good Day LA on how students can stay safe using everyday tools around them.

November 15, 2019

KTTV-TV 11 Los Angeles, CA Segment 3 of 3 with Good Day LA on how students can stay safe using everyday tools around them.

Headline News

May 22, 2018

MichaeLA interview on how to keep kids safe in schools in the wake of another school shooting.

August 8, 2018

MichaeLA interview about security upgrades to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

CNN

August 27, 2018

CNN Newsroom interview about the Madden Tournament shooting in Jacksonville, Florida.

DistruptED TV

September 8, 2018

Part one of a two-part interview about the H.E.R.O. Program, its history, and design.

September 22, 2018

Part two of a two-part interview about the H.E.R.O. Program, its history, and design

Student Journalism

April 6, 2018

Chapman University News interview about school and workplace violence.

April 7, 2022

USC Annenburg School of Journalism coverage of active shooter training at a Los Angeles synagogue.

Library of Publications

November 29, 2017

Chapman Magazine

March 8, 2018

Curriculum Review Magazine

July 28, 2018

USA Today Desert Sun

June 26, 2019

The Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot

Willits Weekly Magazine Article

September 26, 2019

Willits Weekly

July 12, 2021

Parenting OC Magazine

August 6, 2021

BabyGaga Online

September 29, 2021

Newsweek Magazine

July 2022

Stroll Magazine

August 2023

Millennium Magazine

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