Grounded in military precision and shaped by a deep commitment to compassionate leadership, Protecting the Next Generation offers a bold new vision for school safety. This guide goes beyond traditional threat assessment and emergency planning—it introduces a layered, trauma-informed framework that empowers educators to lead with clarity, empathy, and readiness.

Through the 5 Ds Framework—Deter, Detect, Deny, Delay, and Defend—readers gain practical tools for building safer schools while honoring the emotional needs of students and staff. Each strategy is mapped to states of regulation, helping leaders respond not just to danger, but to dysregulation, recovery, and resilience.

Whether you're a superintendent, school resource officer, or trauma-informed practitioner, this book bridges the gap between physical security and psychological safety. It complements respected titles like Warning Signs by Dr. Peter Langman and Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines by Dr. Dewey Cornell, while offering something they don’t:

        ✅ A veteran’s operational lens
        ✅ Trauma-aware systems design
        ✅ Scalable tools for culture change
 

Protecting the Next Generation is more than a book—it’s a movement to transform how schools prepare, respond, and restore.