Today is National HVAC Tech Day — an opportunity for Americans to show their appreciation for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians in their lives. These workers are particularly essential in schools, where it’s important to have the right…
Do your staff ever work when no one else is in the building? Chances are, they probably do. With most school security systems, employees need only swipe their badge, and they are in. This is called “lone working,” and while…
This year, adults and children across the country are celebrating National Pack Your Lunch Day on March 10. The purpose, of course, is to encourage people to take their lunch wherever they are spending the day. But in schools, students…
You can never have too much kindness in your schools. Random Acts of Kindness Day is Feb. 17, 2022, and to celebrate, CM Regent has created this list of ways you can prevent student altercations at your school or lessen…
Five years ago, U.S. Figure Skating founded National Get Up Day on Feb. 1—a day when communities celebrate perseverance and the ability to “get up” after falling down. Of course, it’s difficult to get up when you don’t have good…
Lithium-ion batteries have the potential to cause fires and endanger human life if not handled properly. I am sure we all remember the news stories from a few years ago in which several popular battery-operated toys caught fire while charging,…
There are few things we know for certain in this world, but one of them is this: There will be snow and ice in Pennsylvania during the winter. You cannot avoid winter conditions, but you can help your staff take…
When you work in a school, you are bound to cross paths with bodily fluids, including blood and vomit. While your instinct is to protect the children involved and find treatment for their nosebleed, cut or ailment as quickly as…
Since the beginning of 2020, workplaces across the world have been paying much closer attention to how they use personal protective equipment (PPE). Of course, PPE is a vital tool you can use to reduce employees’ risk of contracting the…
School districts work hard to make sure parents feel their children are safe on the bus. But children aren’t the only people who are riding on the bus. The driver and other staff (such as field trip chaperones) should be…