Description

As many schools transitioned from remote to in-person or hybrid schooling, communities faced a host of school safety challenges. A theme that underpins these challenges is uncertainty.

In this training, our panel of experts address some of the concerns that students, teachers, and administrators have expressed about the return to in-person schooling. Also featured is a short video in which school community members share their hopes and worries about school safety. 

Audience

Superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, and others working in school safety or involved in the STOP School Violence program

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the variety of challenges that face school communities this fall 
• Discover strategies and resources to help school communities address these challenges
• Connect with peers to share ideas and best practices 

Presenters

Rachel Masi, PhD, Director of Research at Sandy Hook Promise, licensed clincial psychologist

Ron Avi Astor, PhD, Professor of Social Welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Sean Hankins, MSW, Director of the Michigan State University Adolescent Diversion Program

Continuing Education Credit

This webinar is offered for an NCSS certificate of completion.

Planning Committee

Rachel Masi, PhD; Ron Avi Astor, PhD; Sean Hankins, MSW; Phoebe Kulik, MPH, CHES; Emily Torres, MPH; Carolyn Seiger, MA; Brent Miller, MA.

Sponsor

This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2019-YS-BX-K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Technical Information

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Contact us at schoolsafety@umich.edu with questions.