The H.E.R.O. Program in the News and Media
Our collection of news and media coverage from across the country.
Featured Media
Forbes Magazine: How Businesses Should Respond To School Lockdowns. Knowing how to handle a lockdown calmly and appropriately is crucial for parents and businesses alike.
October 25, 2024
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.
December 20, 2021
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.
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
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
