----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Students Safety <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 6:57:24 AM Subject: National Conference Targets School Shootings and Youth Violence
More than 300 high school and university administrators, teachers, police chiefs, first responders, safety professionals, and community leaders have reserved a seat at the First National Student Safety & Security Conference, which will be held November 29-30, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their objective is to identify and share best practices concerning school safety, and help model a community process to stamp out school violence in all its forms, including shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity, and catastrophic events such as school massacres. Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 31, 2007 -- More than 300 high school and university administrators, teachers, police chiefs, first responders, safety professionals, and community leaders have reserved a seat at the First National Student Safety & Security Conference, which will be held November 29-30, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their objective is to identify and share best practices concerning school safety, and help model a community process to stamp out school violence in all its forms, including shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity, and catastrophic events such as school massacres. The 2 days of the conference will each begin with the national perspective, presented by speakers from the U.S. Department of Justice: John Gillis, Director, Office of Victims of Crime, and David Hagy, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs. These addresses will be followed by presentations by experts on school violence covering key community perspectives: students, teachers, parents, local business, faith-based groups, the media, and other community resources and stakeholders. The range of topics reflects a process of total community engagement. Program titles include: § School Safety: A National Perspective § Overview of Campus Violence: Stats, Reports & Studies § Assessing the Threats: Security & Safety Risk Assessment In Campuses § Reviewing Campus Security Infrastructure § Preventing Violence By Making Your University A Place of Safety & Nurturing § Preventing Violence By Bringing Help to Troubled Students § Creating Solid Yet Flexible Emergency Response Plans § Creating an Emergency Management Team § Testing Your Emergency Response Plans § Responding To An Actual Violent Crisis § Crisis Communication § Calling In Emergency Management Experts § Lockdowns § Legal Issues An outline of presentation highlights can be downloaded with the program agenda and registration forms at the National Student Safety & Security Conference home page, www.new-fields.com/nsssc. The speaker list includes: Norman Arflack Secretary Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Kentucky James Maurice Canady Security Director Hoover City Schools Alabama Michael L. Duffy Director of Public Safety Coast Community College District and Golden West College California John W. Gillis Director Office of Victims of Crime US Department of Justice David Hagy Deputy Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs US Department of Justice Bruce Lang Chief of Police Beatrice Police Department Nebraska William Lassiter Manager Center for Prevention of School Violence North Carolina Sarah Lindstrom School of Public Health John Hopkins University Maryland David May Fellow and Professor Kentucky Center for School Safety Kentucky Dr. James Sewell Staff Director Gubernatorial Task Force for University Campus Safety Florida Dr. Timothy J. Shepodd Chemical Hazards Supervisor, Materials Chemistry Department & Emergency Operations Center Sandia National Laboratories Norman M. Spain, J.D., CPP Assets Protection & Security Coordinator Eastern Kentucky University Kentucky Jeffrey White Chief Research Scientist Los Angeles Unified School District California The conference will also include an important hands-on feature -- real-world simulations of community response to school shootings and related tragedies. The tabletop exercises, moderated by risk communicators, will encourage extended audience participation and explore effective methods of communication, coordination and collaboration at the local level. Role-playing topics include: Response § activating the emergency response infrastructure § warning signals § student complaints § first response § protecting targets and hostages § types of violence § survival techniques § news by cell phone § regaining control § chain of command § emergency response routes § evacuation procedures § school closings § notifying parents § anticipating escalation § law enforcement information sharing § medical procedures § dealing with the media § reaction on the Internet. Recovery § overcoming the fear of returning to class § debriefings § victim needs § survivor needs § families of offenders § call-in lines § grief counseling § removing names § health services and resources § statements to students and parents § academic support § investigation procedures § funerals and anniversaries § signals for closure § how to orient new students and their families Prevention § School Crime Watch § drug-free zones § gun-free zones § zero-tolerance messages § gang apparel and student dress codes § mentoring § parent cooperation § law enforcement resources and presentations § information kits and advisories § engaging the business sector § restrictions in hallways and high-risk areas Preparedness § What you can do right now... § assessing threat and potential victims § designating crisis planning and crisis management teams § exercising the student safety plan § reviewing civil and criminal options § patrols and security systems § video monitoring § crime maps § creating a school safety who's who § photo ID database § including private sector resources § dealing with outside threats § media relations § legislative actions § town hall meetings § releasing information § crisis kits § preparing the lines of communication § sharing best practices § taking preemptive action. Invitation: In response to the nationwide alarm over youth violence in our schools, the National Student Safety and Security Conference invites high school and university administrators, campus security officers, mental health professionals, emergency management experts, first responders and law enforcers, as well as other experts to meet November 29-30, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our purpose is to create an ad hoc multi-sector crisis management consortium during the event, to be studied as a model by communities around the country. Speakers will help attendees develop effective action plans that are unique to their own communities and engage the widest range of local stakeholders to "make our high schools and college campuses safe and secure -- the way learning environments really should be." An outline of highlights of all presentations is available to participants at sign-up to help prepare for the Q&A sessions and group discussions. The First National Student Safety and Security Conference is organized by New Fields Exhibitions, Washington, DC, international specialists in emergency planning events and disaster recovery conferences. For expedited registration and other information, contact 202-536-5000. To learn more about latest conference developments please visit: www.New-Fields.com/nsssc -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
