When technology intersects with safety & security… Emerging Technologies and the Implications for School Safety In February 2023, three high school student in NYC posted videos on TikTok of a middle school principal making racist and violent remarks about Black students. The video was not real — it was a deep fake. Those same (more…)
Proactive Response Training – School busses are an extension of our classrooms and need to train in the all hazards approach like we do in our classrooms where we deal with anything from a weather-related event to an act of violence. In the Proactive Response Training we will train all participants in AVOID, RELAY, SECURE, (more…)
The Ottawa Area Secure Schools Network welcomes Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut for a presentation on School Safety Research. Dr. Schildkraut is the author of several books on mass shootings, and she is a nationally recognized expert on school violence and school safety. Her presentation will include preventative measures, response options, and information on mass shootings. She will also (more…)
How Do We Know We Know… The unthinkable becomes reality. No one ever suspected this student could ever do this. Well, some did… The OASSN 2022 Fall Summit provided an overview of “Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management” and “Crisis Response Teams.” The OASSN 2023 Spring Summit will focus on how to exercise the teams, the (more…)
The unthinkable becomes reality. No one ever suspected this student could ever do this. Well, some did… Behavioral concerns that cross over into acts of violence, suicidal ideations, and other areas of concern for our students are on the rise for a variety of reasons. The need for a consistent approach to assessing potential threats (more…)
Where is my child!… Reunification After Incidents It couldn’t happen here…. But it did. The training has paid off and the incident was mitigated and most students and staff were safely evacuated. But now what? Hundreds of parents and guardians are seeking information on where to find their child. The hours drag on. Now (more…)
When safety & security intersects with mental health… Improving Preparedness Training As the nature of safety and security concerns in schools evolve, it is increasingly important to take a holistic view of how they intersect with other mental health and behavioral matters. This is true both during incidents and when we are engaging in (more…)
The Ottawa Area Secure Schools Network is partnering with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI for a presentation for teachers and administrators on what trends they are seeing locally and nationally that involve sexual exploitation of teenagers. They will provide some safety tips/information that can be passed along to students prior to summer (more…)
The one-day virtual training hosted on Monday, May 24th, with the intended audience being educators, administrators, school and district safety teams, campus supervisors, law enforcement, fire/EMS, emergency managers, and victim advocates. We are honored that this training will be conducted by John-Michael Keyes – founder of the I Love U Guys Foundation. Link to attend (more…)
Virtual Edition As the nature of safety and security concerns in schools evolve, it is increasingly important to take a holistic view of how they intersect with other mental health and behavioral matters. Simply, there is a symbiotic relationship between these areas. The focus of the OASSN 2021 Spring Summit is to begin to delve (more…)
