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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com January 2019 - Edition 31 Hopefully, by high school most of us were of- fered basic first aid and CPR instruction. These are skills that help us navigate through life. They teach us how to respond to challeng- es that might arise, and help us develop the confidence to take action if the unthink able should occur. Why shouldn’t there be the similar educa- tional outline for our nation’s children to learn safety and security strategies as part of their life skills development? Today.com About the Author: Perhaps more now than ever, America’s children need to be taught how to safe- Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Secu- ly navigate through today’s threat envi- ritry Solutions, is a career security professional. ronments, wherever they find themselves. Doug retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1993 and has over 45 yrs experience in conducting physical [1]https://americansecuritytoday.com/one-town- security assessments and risk analysis. one-family-one-angel-one-funeral/ [2]https://americansecuritytoday.com/building-de- A recognized expert in the security industry, sign-adding-casualty-counts-active-shooter-events/ Dough teaches physica security engineering standards to architects, engineers, planners, facil- lity managers, and others in the goverment and enterprise markets responsible for developing mitigation strategies and building design plan- ning around the globe. Doug is an active member of the Security Indus- try Association (SIA) and was recently selected as a ‘SIA Sandra Jones Volunteer of the Year’ based on his lifelong commitment to sharing his extensive knowlege of building design and risk management process for DOD facilities to safe- guarding individuals around the world. 55