Student Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management for K-12 Schools
With an influx in school violence and as student mental health concerns persist, two experts discuss leading practices and solutions for addressing behavioral threats.
With an influx in school violence and as student mental health concerns persist, two experts discuss leading practices and solutions for addressing behavioral threats.
Most school gun violence is the result of escalated disputes and occurs in parking lots during morning classes, according to one study.
The tip line was previously in danger of not being funded by the Wisconsin legislature despite receiving more than 11,000 tips.
These instances include threats from a mother, a military veteran and students of all ages, emphasizing there is no one profile of a potential mass shooter.
Here are the recommendations from COPS on school safety and a summary of their findings.
The following steps will help your campus community overcome their hesitancy to report concerning behavior and threats to public safety.
The suspect’s brother told police he had recently been fired from his job at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and made threats to kill former co-workers.
Authorities say the suspect had mapped out the distance between the school and a local police station, and had a “hit list” of classmates.
No reason for the cancellation of training for the newly recruited school safety agents has been given by Mayor Adams.
Although last year’s increase in reports of guns on K-12 campuses is alarming, the number is probably a significant underestimate.