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Morgan Ballis

Morgan Ballis

Morgan Ballis

Morgan Ballis is the director of Strategic Planning & Training for Campus Safety Alliance, a K-12 emergency management consulting firm. As a law enforcement trainer and nationally recognized expert in K-12 campus violence preparedness, he has had the opportunity to train more than 20,000 law enforcement officers, educators and students in active assailant response. Contact him at Morgan@Campus-Safety.us or follow him on Twitter: @CampusSafetyDad.

K–12 emergency response protocols

K–12 emergency response protocols

One of the challenges for kindergarten to 12th grade (K–12) schools and their law enforcement partners is confusion regarding emergency management terms and procedures. Terms like shelter in place, secure […] Read More

Lockdown versus options-based response

Lockdown versus options-based response

Now more than ever, school safety programs must be grounded in empirical evidence

With schools across the United States back in session, student safety is the top priority for both educators and parents. The murder of 19 students and two teachers at Robb […] Read More

Solo officer response

Solo officer response

The foundation for effective active killer response training

I began writing this article the day before the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The specific topic and submission date were established months ago. However, as the […] Read More

So you want to be a civilian firearms trainer?

So you want to be a civilian firearms trainer?

Five tips to turn your passion into a paycheck

As I began to transition out of the Marine Corps in 2015, I started a firearms training company, Defensive Tactics and Firearms, as a side hustle. Like many new instructors, […] Read More

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