This Week in School and Campus Safety

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This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program shares a fact sheet from the REMS TA Center on preventing overdoses, provides a final chance to register for Advanced Digital Threat Assessment®, and promotes the upcoming classes on Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations, and Campus Threat Assessment and Management.

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Laura Black
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Illinois School and Campus Safety Program
REMS TA Center Releases Fact Sheet on Preventing Overdoses

The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center has released a new fact sheet, Fentanyl and Opioids: Preventing Overdoses and Related Emergencies at K-12 and Higher Education Campuses. According to the REMS TA Center, "CDC data indicate that between 2019 and 2021, 90 percent of adolescent overdose deaths involved opioids. Tragically, although a bystander was present in two-thirds of these deaths, most did not or could not intervene." The new fact sheet discusses the opioid epidemic, naloxone access, emergency operations plans, awareness and training, and includes additional resources.
Last Chance to Register!
Upcoming Session of Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® on Dec. 6th via Zoom

This is the last chance to register for the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment® class on Dec. 6th being held 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.
Upcoming Session of Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations January 11-12 in Oglesby

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations will be held on January 11-12, 2024, in Oglesby, IL. Class objectives include:

• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
 

For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Session of Campus Threat Assessment and Management Feb. 29-March 1st in Normal

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Campus Threat Assessment and Management will be held Feb. 29-March 1, 2024, in Normal, IL. This two-day workshop for institutions of higher education featuring Gene Deisinger, Ph.D will help participants to better understand the dynamics of targeted violence and to develop and enhance strategies for early identification, assessment, and intervention with concerning situations.

For more information and to register, click here.
Will and DuPage County ROEs to Host School Safety Summit on Jan. 19th

The Will County Regional Office of Education, Professional Development Alliance (representing the Will ROE and the Grundy/Kendall ROE), along with support from the DuPage County Regional Office of Education and NISSA are hosting the School Safety Summit 2024 - Preparedness to Prevention on Jan. 19, 2024, in Joliet, IL. The summit includes keynote speaker Dr. Peter Langman, author of Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters, and several afternoon breakout sessions. The summit is free and includes, coffee, continental breakfast, lunch, Dr. Langman's book, and educators can earn professional development hours. For more information, click here.
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program www.ilschoolsafety.org
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