The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) recently highlighted the article Behavioral Threat Assessment and Intervention in Schools by Dewey Cornell, which was published in the March Edition of their School Administrator magazine. The article discusses how threat assessment works, appropriate usage, what to avoid, and common misconceptions.

Additionally, the Illinois School and Campus Safety Resource Center website includes pages dedicated to K-12 and higher ed behavioral threat assessment resources.

We have extended the registration deadline until 3pm CST today for the two sessions of the 4-hour course Surviving Bombing Incidents for Educators class on March 22nd in Edwardsville, IL. Surviving Bombing Incidents for Educators provides school personnel with the skills necessary to perform critical life-saving actions in the immediate aftermath of a bombing incident, a critical moment where those who wish to help can perform life-saving actions to sustain life while medical personnel arrive at the scene. Participants are presented with lectures, discussions, and demonstrations on the hazards and injuries associated with bombings; these activities culminate in a series of performance-based exercises designed to allow course participants to practice life-saving tactics in bombing scenarios. The morning session of the class runs from 8:00 am - Noon and has one spot remaining; the afternoon session of the class runs from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm and has a few openings still available. For more information and to register for a session, click here.

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Advanced Digital Threat Assessment will be held on April 19th from 9:30 am-4:00 pm via Zoom. Building upon the Digital Threat Assessment class by Safer Schools Together, Advanced Digital Threat Assessment advances participants' understanding of finding and curating relevant digital information consistent with real-life digital threat assessment data gathering scenarios. Significant engagement and hands-on practice will take place as participants are assembled into investigative teams and given a true-to-life mock scenario. For more information and to register, click here.