WTVD

Public schools add threat assessment teams to fall in line with new North Carolina law

GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) -- Education leaders are in the midst of making plans to improve school safety measures moving forward. "I think everybody is concerned about the state of safety when it comes to ...
Yahoo

Bill advances to establish ‘threat assessment teams’ to prevent school shootings

Iowa students and supporters rallied at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Jan. 8, 2024, calling for lawmakers to pass gun regulations in the wake of the Perry High School shooting the week before. ...
MM&M

Little tracking, wide variability permeate the teams tasked with stopping school shootings

Max Schachter wanted to be close to his son Alex on his birthday, July 9, so he watched old videos of him. “It put a smile on my face to see him so happy,” Schachter said. Alex would have turned 21 ...
Security Info Watch

Best Strategies for Conducting Behavioral Threat Assessments for School and University Staff

Whether defending stadiums or schools, all security teams look to defend their communities to the best of their abilities.
The Gazette

Iowa bill to create school ‘threat assessment teams’ advances

A sign along Highway 141 in Granger shows support Jan. 5, 2024, for the neighboring community of Perry following a shooting at the Perry Middle School and High School building the previous day. (AP ...
WITN

State, local school officials optimistic about new threat assessment teams

EASTERN CAROLINA, N.C. (WITN) - School safety and security measures are always evolving and that’s important and necessary to keep up with the threats. Next week, the new statewide report looking at ...
KREM

Coeur d'Alene Public Schools to consider creating Student Threat Assessment Team

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Coeur d'Alene Public Schools is considering the creation of a Student Threat Assessment Team (STAT) to help keep students, staff, parents and others safe. According to the ...
KTVB

Proposed School Threat Assessment bill gets delayed in Idaho Legislature

BOISE, Idaho — The proposed House Bill 5, which would establish school threat assessment teams and provide legal immunity for participating schools and districts, has been delayed in the Idaho ...
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Threat assessment teams tasked with preventing school shootings risk unfairly vilifying children

This story originally appeared in KFF Health News and is republished here with permission. Max Schachter wanted to be close to his son Alex on his birthday, July 9, so he watched old videos of him.

ASD introduces new threat assessment policy

The new state-mandated policy requires the district to report any threats on school property to the state and to the public.
Campus Safety Magazine

Part 1: School and University Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) Basics

Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of CS’ two-part series on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams. Part 2 covers team training, how to practice BTAM, and case management follow up. The ...