School Safety Expert Witnesses in Ohio

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 assaults, school sexual assault, school rape, school violence, school bullying, school crisis, school emergency, school police, security guards, security officers, student supervision, school bus, school gangs, custody, active shooter training and drills

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...

Cleveland, Ohio

School Safety, Education & Schools - school security, school safety, school shooting, school wrongful death, school assaults, school sexual assault, school rape, school violence, school bullying, school crisis, school emergency, school police, security guards, security officers, student supervision, school bus, school gangs, custody, active shooter training and drills

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...

Cincinnati, Ohio

Education & Schools, School Safety - schools, education, K-12, high school, middle school, school negligence, duty & standard of care, sexual abuse , supervision, principal, student injury, wrongful termination, standard of care, discipline, school culture, school injury, administration, teacher training, school safety, discrimination

35+ years in public education administration, teaching & policy: testifies on training & supervision of school personnel, abuse, discipline, discrimination, school accidents Dr. Rhodes offers extensive experience on multiple aspects of school-related liability, both elementary and secondary for both plaintiffs and defense. Dr. Rhodes is an exceptional analytical thinker and writer with keen insight, timely reports and compelling testimony. Founding Principal of the largest public U.S. urban STEM high school (2008). Founding Principal of the 1st environmental public high school in Ohio. Policy--former elected School Board member in large urban district. Skilled in school transformation, collaborative school design, leadership, experiential education, program design, school culture, discipline & multicultural education Developer of a unique innovative "T2" teacher hiring process. Articulate and engaging speaker on school policy, practice, and transformation. Rhodes has tr...

Stow, Ohio

School Safety, Education & Schools - school security, special needs security planning, active shooter drills, security assessment, duty of care, active shooter, emergency planning, university security, risk assessment, school shooting, lockdown, behavioral threats, workplace violence, school violence, insurance expert witness, physical security, negligent security

Professional Qualifications -K–12 school security and safety systems -Active threat and hostile event preparedness -Security risk assessment and mitigation -Civilian and law‑enforcement response coordination -School emergency planning, policy, and procedures -Duty of care, foreseeability, and reasonableness of preventive measures -Standards‑based practices for age‑appropriate and accessible safety planning Professional Qualifications -Principal Consultant for K–12 Education, COSECURE, a division of Cozen O’Connor, providing school security consulting services across North America and Europe. -Selected in 2024 to provide subject matter expertise to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) School Safety Task Force -Recognized by the Ohio Department of Homeland Security and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as a subject matter expert in active threat response. -Board Certified Physical Security Professional (PSP) through A...