School Safety Expert Witnesses in Mississippi

Security, Premises Liability - schools, school safety, foreseeability, facial recognition, alarms, access control, surveillance, parking lots, bars, hotels, concerts, sporting events, apartments, retail, guards, lighting, risk assessments, security adequacy

Security consultant and expert witness. Masters degree in protection management, physical security. Diverse experience with security technology such as access control, facial recognition, and video surveillance. Significant teaching/training experience. Special experience in school security.

School Safety, Education & Schools - School Security, School Safety, School Shooting, School Wrongful Death, School Assault, School Sexual Assault, School Rape, School Student Supervision, School Bullying, Standard of Care, SRO, School Police, School Resource Officers, Security Officers, School Training & Drills, School Bus, School Gangs, Custody, School Crisis Emergency

Dr. Kenneth S. Trump provides school security expert witness and litigation consulting services for plaintiff and defense attorneys engaged in PreK-12 school safety cases. With over 40 years of experience in school security, Dr. Trump offers authoritative insights into incidents involving school violence, negligence, liability, safety protocol failures, and standard of care issues. Ken is experienced as a school security expert witness on mass school shootings, school active shooter and other wrongful deaths, violent assaults with serious injuries, rape and other sexual assaults, violence, security, crisis/emergency preparedness protocols, and other school safety and security cases. Litigation issues may include, but not necessarily be limited to: • PreK-12 school crime, violence, and serious disciplinary incidents • School shootings, school active shooter/mass shooter events, wrongful death, and related cases • Assaults, gang violence, and other injuries • Rape and other sexual...

Oxford, Mississippi

School Safety, Child Abuse - sex abuse, child sexual abuse, molestation, grooming, harassment, bullying, school, church, camp, bus, afterschool, sports, olympic, mentor, scouting, coach, background check, negligent hiring, negligent supervision, negligent retention

Expert Witness At-a-Glance: • 85+ cases retained (2016–2025) • 23 depositions | 2 trials • Balanced practice: 60% plaintiff / 40% defense • Case focus: Child sexual abuse (95%); injury, death or bullying (5%) • Sectors: Religious (35%), Schools (25%), Sports (20%), Mentoring (10%), Residential care (7%) • Courts: Federal (21%) and State/Local (79%) across 20+ jurisdictions Mr. Nichols has over 30 years' experience at the national and local level involving the protection of children. In 2016 he retired as the National Vice President of Child & Club Safety, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, where he oversaw the creation of the organization's child protection program, which shaped the policies and practices of thousands of local Boys & Girls Club affiliates and helped to protect millions of children across the U.S. and overseas. Mr. Nichols is a national thought leader and has participated in numerous, national-level projects to prevent child injury in organizations, including: • U.S. P...