July - 2022

Guest blog from "Danny's Mom" concerning the tragic loss of her 13-year-old son to bullying.

OSHA reports that not some, not a few but "many" episodes of workplace violence, including harassment by bullying, go unreported each year. Underlying causes may be a lack of trust in anti-bullying systems and protocols in the past. In other words, a worker experiencing bullying may note that while policies and procedures look good on paper, it is another story altogether in terms of properly enforcing anti-bullying protocols. If adult workers do not feel their complaints are

WVPI Interview Published by the Florida Bar's Latimer Center for Professionalism

It was my honor to have been interviewed by Florida State University Law Extern Alainnah White regarding violence prevention. Follow this link to read Ms. White's article: https://www.thefloridabarprofessional.com/post/kathleen-bonczyk-preventing-gun-violence-in-the-workplace

Title VII and workplace violence prevention

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), harassment is a form of workplace violence. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides a national policy prohibiting harassment on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin and gender. Learn more about this federal statute here:

An open letter from the man who tried to stop Columbine to prevent further Columbines from happening

Randy Brown is a friend and workplace/school violence prevention advocate. He is also the father of the family that reported the Columbine killers to law enforcement for the "leakage of violent intent" the two future mass murderers exhibited before their deadly April 20, 1999 attack on Columbine High School. The article below from March 25, 1998 represents one of numerous complaints made by the Brown family in 1997 and 1998 that unfortunately fell on deaf ears. Watch the Brow

The impact of mass shootings on a dear friend and her efforts to effect change

On May 18, 2018, my beloved friend who I consider family, Rosie Stone, lost her only son Christopher Jake Stone during a catastrophic mass school shooting that took Chris's life, the lives of nine other innocent people, and left 13 others wounded. Chris was a 17-year-old junior that day at Texas's Santa Fe High School. When shotgun blasts erupted, Chris ran. Then Chris hid. Finally he fought by valiantly using his teenaged body to save the lives of others. In September 2021,

Leakage of Violent Intent and the Columbine Effect.

The Columbine massacre is mentioned on Page 7 of the Texas House of Representatives Report on the May 25, 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School. The Sutherland Springs Texas Church mass shooter had a "Columbine" feel to him according to former classmates. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass killer researched Columbine prior to his attack in Parkland, Florida The Virginia Tech mass shooter regarded the Columbine killers as his "brothers" and put them on the same level as God.

WVPI Statistics Updated after Greenwood Park Mall Mass Shooting: 15 Deadly Events 15-26 yr.old males

The WVPI recently published demographics revealing 14 deadly recent mass shootings were committed by males, in the 15-26 year old age range. Last night's catastrophic event at the Greenwood Park Mall just outside of Indianapolis required an update of this statistic to 15. Photo (c) WTHR TV-13, Indianapolis Four people are dead, including the 20 year old gunman, and two more were wounded as a result of the Greenwood Mall mass shooting. Here are the updated demographics: STATIS

The WVPI's "3-3 Pledge" to prevent further school and other mass shootings

The WVPI's motto is "prevention is the only solution." Today's blistering Report published by the Texas House of Representatives regarding the catastrophic May 24, 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde convinced us more than ever that once the shooter enters the school or church, movie theatre, grocery store, concert venue, parade route or other place Americans gather to perpetrate mass violence - planned in many occasions over months even years - we have los

Texas House of Representatives Report: Uvalde Shooter Exhibited 8 of 13 Red Flags on WVPI's List

The WVPI has been saying for years violence can be predicted and therefore prevented and that understanding and reporting frequently seen warning signs is key to prevention. On May 25, 2022, the day after the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, we reported on 13 commonly seen warning signs that have in the past been exhibited by perpetrators prior to these attacks. Please go here to read the blog: https://www.workplaceviolencepreventioninstitute.o

Sexual Harassment v. Sexual Favoritism

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that workplace-based harassment is a form of workplace violence. Sexual harassment is prohibited by federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and many state laws as well. While the WVPI discourages both as improper management practices, there is a difference between harassment and favoritism. Generally speaking, one is illegal and the other may not be. Do you know the difference between the two? Please

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