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Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools: School Safety Starts With Prevention

Event Date: April 10, 2024

Presenters

Danny Carlson, Chief of Staff, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education U.S. Department of Education
Dr. Steven Sumner, Senior Advisor, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Greta Colombi, Director, National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
Janelle Hughes, Principal and Project Director, REMS TA Center
Steve Goodman, Partner, Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports; Co-Investigator, Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Research Network, University of Connecticut, MI
Kiana Longnecker, School Climate and Culture Consultant, Muskegon Area Intermediate School District, MI
Denise Pietrzak, Student Wellness Coordinator/Lead System Navigator, Student Wellness Department, Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio, OH

Webinar

Recording

PLAY

Duration: 90 minutes

Supporting Documents

Presentation

Details

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center, and the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) hosted the first Webinar in the Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools Miniseries: School Safety Starts with Prevention.

During this Webinar, partners provided an overview of prevention strategies, highlighted the importance of building a positive school climate and collaboratively developing high-quality Emergency Operation Plans, as well as the importance of using threat assessments and safe firearm storage as prevention tools. Panelists engaged in a discussion about effective gun violence prevention strategies and tools they have implemented in their school communities and other considerations to support student safety.