Category: School Safety News
School Safety Conference
The Missouri School Boards’ Association is putting on a Coordinated School Safety Conference July 30th & 31st in Columbia, MO (http://www.schoolsafetyconference.com).
Columbine. Anniversaries are important – even the bad ones.
04/14/09, by Brad 
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Categories: Best Practices, School Safety News, Severe Weather, Threat Assessment On April 20, 1999 two cowards made their way into history by murdering 12 students and a teacher. For most, this anniversary will pass unnoticed. For some, the Columbine anniversary will bring powerful memories of an awful tragedy.
For a very few, the Columbine anniversary will invoke grandiose ideations of violence and immortality that fuel school shooters.
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Grant
Grant applicaitons are now being accepted for the US Dept of Ed Readiness & Emergency Management for Schools grant. The deadline is April 14, 2009 and these grants are highly competitive.
The following is taken from the Dept. of Ed Website:
Are School Shooters Terrorists?
Terrorism is defined in the U.S. by the Code of Federal Regulations as: "..the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."
Maybe.
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