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) invite you to join our next webinar: Effectively Responding to Incidents of School Violence.
Responding to any emergency can feel challenging and even chaotic. This is especially true when responding to acts of violence, including gun violence. Positive and supportive school climates and well-constructed and practiced emergency operations plans (EOPs) can ensure that despite high emotions, the emergency response is well-organized and implemented to protect student and staff health and well-being.
This webinar, the third in the Preventing and Addressing School Violence Miniseries, shared trauma informed strategies and approaches for responding to school violence, including gun violence. It began with a brief presentation that explores best practices in responding to school violence during a single large-scale incident and when a school experiences ongoing community violence. We then heard from practitioners who will share the strategies they have used and the lessons learned based on their experiences. In particular, these practitioners spoke about maintaining safety during an incident; how to support students, staff, and families during and immediately following an incident; and coordinating with partners and volunteers for help. Our speakers and panelists also shared a variety of resources and ideas that can be added to EOPs. We ended the webinar by responding to questions asked by the audience.
Speakers & Panelists
Moderator: Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Training Specialist, NCSSLE
- Susan Barrett, Technical Assistance Director, Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (Center on PBIS)
- Mauri Friestleben, Principal, North Community High School, Minneapolis Public Schools, MN
- Dr. Kira Mauseth, Teaching Professor, Seattle University; Affiliate Faculty, SMART Center, University of Washington; Director, Disaster Response Consulting, WA
- Dr. Susie Meade, Chief Academic Officer, Heartland Area Education Agency, IA
- Mark Muma, School Safety Program Manager, Georgia Department of Education, GA
- Dr. Kacy Shahid, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Cahokia School District 187, Cahokia, IL
Webinar Materials
Resources, slides, speaker bios, the webinar recording (available the day after the event), and more will be posted on the event webpage.
Related Resources
Please download a copy of the slide deck to access additional resources.
- General To-Dos After a School Shooting
- PBIS Crisis Recovery
- Considerations for Return To School Supports
- REMS TA Center's EOP Interactive Tools
- Integrating K–12 Students With Disabilities Into School Emergency Management Planning, REMS TA Center
- The NASSP Principal Recovery Network Guide to Recovery
More on the Lessons from the Field Series
To access archived materials from previous webinars and to find out what is coming next, go here.
In Case You Missed It
Looking for the best available evidence to prevent youth violence from happening? Take a look at a guide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released: Youth Violence Prevention Resource for Action Guide.
Please contact NCSSLE if you have any questions.