Another active attack took place this past Friday, February 15, 2019, in the workplace at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois. At least five people were killed, multiple others wounded, including responding officers. Preliminary reports say it was a former employee who was recently let go after 20 years.

Places of commerce are statistically the places most likely to be attacked. Ensure you have a workplace violence policy in effect and have your people trained in active shooter response.

If you’re involved in law enforcement be sure to receive the most up-to-date training from ALERRT.

Spartan School Consulting held an Emergency Preparedness Training Course at a college in NYC just a day after the attack in Aurora, Illinois. Any quality training should cover some of the preventative measures such as risk factors and other lessons learned from past incidents.

A great report just came out that was supported by the USDOJ Cops Office titled, “A Comparison of Averted and Completed School Attacks from the Police Foundation Averted School Violence Database“. This report outlined 51 completed and 51 averted school-based attacks, and is a wealth of information for anyone to read.

Two decades after Columbine and five years after Sandy Hook, educators and police still weren’t ready for Parkland.

Here is a great read and overview of the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting. Read the full commission report, but use this as an addendum, it clarifies a dense read of the commission report.

We must always learn from past incidents!


Spartan School Consulting was founded by Louis J. Rapoli, Retired NYPD officer, to enhance emergency preparedness in a variety of areas (visit our SERVICES webpage). We believe that with the new threats facing our world today our experience and outside the box thinking will better prepare you and your organization.

We customize consulting, training and services to suit your needs. Any number of our presentations or hands-on training can be combined to provide you with the training that you desire. Our INSTRUCTORS have vast experience working in major metropolitan areas. Their backgrounds include law enforcement, fire, EMS, and the military. Our CLIENTS include schools & universities, law enforcement, security personnel, event staff, military units, government agencies & corporate entities.

Contact Spartan School Consulting today to inquire about consulting services for your company or organization.