The path that led Michael Dorn to be one of the most highly credentialed and trusted school safety experts in the world is certainly a different one from most. Dorn’s passion for school safety is one born out of his own personal trauma and experiences as a student. He credits where he is today to two encounters: a teacher that recognized his dyslexia and pushed to get him the education he needed; and being arrested.
After a severe riot broke out at his middle school, Dorn and several other students were too scared to go back to school, and they were arrested for truancy.