Catalog: Ohio School Threat Assessment Training
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The Ohio School Threat Assessment Training is initially designed for School Resource/DARE Officers and other law enforcement officials whose primary responsibilities include school safety. Furthermore, (3) additional slots were granted to each police department/sheriff’s office for the following personnel:
1. One slot for the immediate supervisor of SRO/DARE officers
2. Two slots for command staff
3. All officers must complete all 11 segments in the series to receive the (1) certificate for the Ohio School Threat Assessment Training and apply for the $500 grant.
For all questions and inquiries, please contact Mark Porter at mark.porter@ohioattorneygeneral.gov or at 614/728-1173 (o), 614/955-8847 (c).
Ensuring the safety of Ohio’s schools encompasses multiple components, including physical security, emergency management and violence prevention in the form of a threat assessment process. This process begins with a comprehensive targeted violence prevention plan, which involves forming a multidisciplinary threat assessment team, establishing central reporting mechanisms, identifying behaviors of concern, defining the threshold for law enforcement intervention, identifying risk management strategies, promoting safe school climates and providing training to stakeholders. Such a plan can also help schools mitigate threats from students, employees, parents or others.
These basic instructions and recommendations serve as the starting point for implementation, a process that will need to be customized to the specific needs of your school and the larger community.