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10/15/2009
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This seminar is designed for all school and community professionals: teachers, school resource officers, administrators, psychologists, social workers/counselors, & behavior specialists...
ACCREDITATION
This course has been approved for 8 POST Credits. CEUs are pending. All who attend will be given a Certificate of Attendance.
ABOUT THE SEMINAR
After the tragic shootings at Columbine, the U.S. Secret Service in corroboration with the U.S. Department of Education set out to study school violence and the behavior of those responsible. As a result of this study, significant findings beneficial to law enforcement and school officials were discovered.
Art J. Kelly III, described as an unusually gifted and enthralling speaker, will present both the "Safe Schools Initiative" study and the "Bystander Study" conducted by the United States Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. The studies examined incidents involving school attacks that provide insight into the behavior of both those responsible for the violence and of those who knew something before hand and stood by. The SSI is an operational analysis of the thinking and behavior of current or former students who carried out school based attacks in American elementary and secondary schools. The "Bystander Study" explores prior
knowledge other students had of potential violence that they did nothing with, the reasons why, and what has been learned from this. The presentation includes a review of the findings from the SSI, several case studies, and a discussion regarding elements of threat assessments
for students who may pose a threat.
Wade Setter, a 28 year veteran of the Brooklyn Park Police Department and former Chief of Police, will discuss details and some lessons learned from a number of recent school shooting events throughout America.
Managing threatening situations and creating a safe school environment can present unique challenges. In order to meet these challenges, we must all stay current and well equipped. We invite you to participate in this seminar. This presentation will provide officers and education professionals with practical tools that will enhance their efforts to manage threatening situations in schools, and thus create safer school environments for our youth.
With school safety in mind, we will also be providing an update on current gang trends in the metro area. Agencies are seeing a new kind of hybrid gang that isn't following the traditional organizational and operating methods of previous gangs. They are gaining strength and now are stepping-up with increased violence to take control of the drug trade, recruit new members, & establish territories. Participants in this seminar will gain insight on the current structure, culture, activities, & driving forces behind the gangs operating in our area.
safeschools.pdf
Safe Schools seminar information flyer and registration form.
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| Schedule | 7:30 a.m. Registration
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Seminar
Noon-1 p.m. Lunch on your own
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| Location | Main Auditorium
Harding Senior High School
1540 East Sixth Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
Parking is free.
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| Sponsored by | United States Secret Service; MN Chapter Midwest Gang Investigators Assn.; MN Dept. of Public Safety; St. Paul Public Schools; Mpls. Police Dept. Gang Enforcement Team; St. Paul Police Dept. Gang Unit; 3M Foundation
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| To Register | Scroll to the registration flyer below. Print and complete the flyer -- and mail it with payment to MGIA, P.O. Box 582, Faribault, MN 55021.
The fee for the seminar is $20.00 per person, which includes tuition, handouts, morning & afternoon refreshments, and a certificate of attendance. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. TO REGISTER, complete the attached form and mail it to the address listed on the form. Checks are payable to "MGIA." Agency purchase orders will be accepted in lieu of payment. MGIA is not able to bill individuals personally.
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| For Further Information | To register, please contact Sue Schema at (507) 334-0897, or FAX her at (507) 332-4587.
Any other questions may be referred to either Kris Lundquist at (651) 274-5700, or Don Rothstein at (320) 240-3055.
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