The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices Education, Health and Homeland Security and Public Safety divisions held a webinar on School Safety and Prevention on September 17, 2018. The webinar highlighted the work in West Virginia, Maryland and Nevada from state representatives and NGA staff. Additionally, three distinct voices from the field were featured—Scarlett Lewis, the mother of Jesse Lewis who was tragically killed with his peers and educators in the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy; Dr. Lina Alathari from the United States Secret Service and Dr. Sharon Hoover, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The topics discussed ranged from homeland security and public safety, social and emotional learning and mental and behavioral health. Resources will be disseminated to education, health and homeland security policy advisors.
Welcome and Overview
Speakers:
- Aaliyah Samuel, Director, Education Division, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
- Sandra Wilkniss, Program Director, Health Division, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
- Jeff Locke, Program Director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Briefing: School Safety Site Visits and State Examples
Speakers:
- Tony Domingo, School Safety Programs Administrator, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Cassie Shirk, Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Larry Hogan
- Cara Sullivan, Deputy Legislative Officer, Office of Governor Larry Hogan
- Aaliyah Samuel, Director, Education Division, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Framing the Discussion from Different Perspectives
Speakers:
- Scarlett Lewis, Chief Movement Officer, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement
- Sharon Hoover, Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Co-Director, Center for School Mental Health
- Lina Alathari, Chief of National Threat Assessment Center, United States Secret Service
Question & Answer
