Could these shootings have been prevented? Retired FBI Special Agent in Charge comments on the growing number of school and workplace shootings.
After a tragic school shooting in Tennessee, and a workplace shooting in Wyoming, retired FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Tabman discusses the increasing number of school and workplace violence shootings. Tabman, now a security consultant, says immediate preventive action is necessary.


    /Kansas News Articles/ - OVERLAND PARK, KS, August 23, 2008 - Another teen dies after a horrific school shooting. Another disgruntled employee kills a co-worker and them himself. "We must put implement a strategy now to attack this alarming trend in school and workplace violence. Understanding the causal factors, the warning signs and intervention techniques are critical skills for employers, teachers and school administrators," Tabman said.

Back in April, when commenting on an Indiana teen caught planning a Columbine-like attack, Tabman warned that there would be more school shootings before the end of the year. "Teachers and school administrators must also learn to communicate with their students about this growing problem. Most often, a school shooter warns his friends, either directly or indirectly, of his intentions. Students also must learn how to spot the warning signs and know who to contact. And while we are very hesitant to create a profile of a workplace shooter, there are certain warning signs that precede a workplace shooting. We must stay alert and vigilant," Tabman advised.

Tabman knows about school shootings. He was the FBI Special Agent in Charge of the investigation of the Red Lake High School shooting which left ten people dead. "Watching school aged children engage in such cold blooded violence should be a wake up call. Every school district and community should start a preventive action plan now, before it is too late. The trend is clear, this problem is not going away. A program of training, understanding and vigilance is the only way we will get our arms around this problem and maybe deter any future violence in our schools and places of work," Tabman said.

Tabman now serves as a security consultant for his firm, SPIRIT Asset Protection. Tabman is hosting a School and Workplace Violence seminar in October, 2008 in Overland Park, KS. Visit the SPIRIT web site at www.spiritllc.biz to register on-line, or call 913-499-0260 for more information.

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