Gov. Roy Cooper and his public safety team convened state leaders in education, public safety, public health and criminal justice today in Greensboro to learn about North Carolina's new five-year strategic plan for creating safer schools. The State Action Plan on School Safety, developed during the last two years, builds off preexisting school safety studies by the Governor’s Crime Commission, the Center for Safer Schools, the U.S. Secret Service and information gained through public forums and meetings with stakeholders.
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A collaborative discussion on the state’s school safety initiatives will take place in Greensboro next week, sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools.
Governor Pat McCrory's Task Force on Safer Schools met this week to discuss mental health initiatives to improve school safety, a top priority set by the governor when he created the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools.
WHAT: The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools provides guidance to the N.C. Center for Safer Schools and considers future policy and legislative action that is needed to improve school safety in North Carolina.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHERE: 3010 Hammond Business Place, Raleigh, NC
TASK FORCE AGENDA 9/14/2016
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHERE: 3010 Hammond Business Place, Raleigh, NC
TASK FORCE AGENDA 9/14/2016
The N.C. Center for Safer Schools today sponsored the first ever Crisis Intervention Team-Youth training for law enforcement at an all-day training session in Chapel Hill. This eight-hour CIT-Youth class seeks to build upon the standard 40-hour CIT program that provides officers with the skills and knowledge to de-escalate persons in crisis and emphasizes treatment rather than jail for people showing signs of mental illness.
WHAT: The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools provides guidance to the N.C. Center for Safer Schools and considers future policy and legislative action that is needed to improve school safety in North Carolina.
WHEN: Thursday, June 30, 2016; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Asheville
1 Resort Drive, Asheville 28806
Crowne Ballroom “Mitchell” and “Roan”
WHEN: Thursday, June 30, 2016; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Asheville
1 Resort Drive, Asheville 28806
Crowne Ballroom “Mitchell” and “Roan”
Media Advisory: Meeting of Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools Set for Next Wednesday in RaleighSteering Committees Meet on Tuesday, April 5 WHAT: The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools provides guidance to the N.C. Center for Safer Schools and considers future policy and legislative action that is needed to improve school safety in North Carolina. WHEN: Wednesday, April 6, 2016; 10 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. WHERE: N.C. Department of Public Safety