[Nesabes] National Conference Targets School Shootings and Youth Violence

[Bower, Carol]

National Conference Targets School Shootings and Youth Violence

First National Student Safety & Security Conference, November 29-30,
2007, Las Vegas

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 reflect 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 

Download presentation outlines and registration package:
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. Timothy J. Shepodd, Chemical Hazards Supervisor, Materials
Chemistry
* Department & Emergency  Operations Center, Sandia National
Laboratories

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 fear of returning to class, debriefings, victim
needs, 
survivor needs, families of offenders, call-in lines, grief counseling,
health 
services and resources, statements to students and parents, removing
names, 
providing 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, locker areas,
bathrooms, 
parking lots, cafeteria and other high-risk areas 

Preparedness: "What You Can Do Right Now To Protect Your Students" --
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 

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 

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