| PERI to Hold Online Symposium on Confronting Violence in Our Schools Free Program to be Conducted on PERI Website January 8-12, 2007  We would like to invite you to participate in a virtual symposium to address the growing problem of violence in our nation's schools. The program, which is being sponsored by the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI), a nonprofit research institute, will be conducted entirely online and there is no cost to participate. Registration is open to all. You can register online at www.riskinstitute.org.
The symposium, "Confronting Violence in Our Schools: Planning, Response, and Recovery," will be presented on the PERI Website at www.riskinstitute.org the week of January 8-12, 2007. Lauren Eib, Risk Manager for the Tucson Unified School District in Tucson, AZ will moderate the program. The goal of the program is to offer practical advice for dealing with real issues surrounding school violence - not just the high profile incidents that make headlines but the real issues of school violence that schools and communities face everyday.
The symposium will explore what steps we can take to prevent violence in our schools and how best to respond and recover when tragedies occur. We will offer practical advice on issues such as: - threat assessments,
- crime prevention through environmental design,
- guidelines for handling student threats,
- the use of force in restraining violent students,
- dealing with the media, and
- the recovery process.
PERI Virtual Symposium Programs are conducted online in the Symposium Center located on PERI’s Website at www.riskinstitute.org. Each day during the week-long program, specially commissioned papers written by recognized experts will be presented on the PERI Website. You can log on at your convenience throughout the week of January 8-12, 2007 and comment on the issues and ideas presented, ask questions, and discuss your own strategies for preventing and responding to school violence.
PERI is sponsoring this program as a public service and we hope to make the program as inclusive as possible. We encourage you to forward this invitation to your colleagues, friends, clients, members, or others who may interested in learning more about this important topic. This is a unique learning opportunity for school officials, law enforcement, counselors, community leaders, and others with an interest in keeping our schools safe. There is no cost to participate and registration is open to everyone.
You can sign up to participate in the Symposium Center on the PERI Website at www.riskinstitute.org.
For more information, contact Pamela Marino at pmarino@riskinstitute.org.
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