About
National Conference Targets School Shootings and Youth Violence.
Conference Objective
Every year, more than 300 high school and university administrators, teachers, police chiefs, first responders, safety professionals, and community leaders attend the National Student Safety & Security Conference and Workshop.
Our objective is to identify and share best practices concerning school safety, and help model a community process to stamp out school violence in all its forms, including shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity, and catastrophic events such as school massacres.
Real-World Simulations
The conference includes an important hands-on feature — real-world simulations of community response to school shootings and related tragedies. These tabletop exercises, moderated by risk communicators, encourage extended audience participation and explore effective methods of communication, coordination, and collaboration at the local level.
Role-Playing & Focused Topics
Response
Activating emergency infrastructure, warning signals, first response, protecting targets/hostages, survival techniques, news by cell phone, chain of command, evacuation procedures, notifying parents, and law enforcement information sharing.
Recovery
Overcoming fear of returning to class, debriefings, victim/survivor needs, families of offenders, grief counseling, health resources, providing academic support, and investigation procedures.
Prevention
School Crime Watch, drug-free/gun-free zones, zero-tolerance messages, mentoring, parent cooperation, engaging the business sector, and restrictions in high-risk areas like locker areas and parking lots.
Preparedness
Assessing threats, crisis management teams, reviewing civil/criminal options, video monitoring, photo ID databases, media relations, town hall meetings, and preparing lines of communication.
Get Involved
Join us in our mission to protect the next generation. For registration inquiries or more information about the workshop, please contact (703) 466-0011 or info@insssc.com .