2026 School Safety Training Forum

2026 School Safety Training Forum

2:00pm EDT

Prevention is Possible: Lessons from Averted School Attacks – A National and Virginia Perspective Grand BallroomLina Alathari

3:00pm EDT

Panel Discussion: Seeing the Risks Clearly -- Protecting Children Online Grand BallroomRoss Goldman • Krystal Laine • Jessica Diggons • Tom Wheeler

6:30am EDT

**Optional** Focus on Wellness with NOTA Fitness Room 102/103Mary Ghali

8:30am EDT

Tracing the Pathway to Violence: What Digital Leakage Reveals During Virginia Threat Assessments Grand BallroomTheresa Campbell • Steven MacDonald

9:30am EDT

Adjusting the Aperture: Finding Hope and Safety in a Digital World Grand BallroomMargaret Sedor

10:30am EDT

A Systematic Framework for Digital Safety and Hope Room 203/204Margaret Sedor Addressing Violent Online Networks Targeting Virginia’s Youth: What Educators and Public Safety Officials Need to Know Room 102/103Krystal Laine • Bethany Sajan Beyond the Badge: Bringing School Safety into Focus Through Community-Minded Leadership Conference Room BVon Hill Considerations for Making Sound School Safety Equipment Purchasing Decisions Room 205Don Hough Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) Updates Room 209Rob Hefner Four Proactive Priorities for Decision Making in Schools Room 201/202Dr. Christobelle Tan From Classroom to Command Post: Integrating School Critical Incident Response Grand BallroomGreg Pass Leading the Way in Protecting Students Online: Building a Safer Digital Future Together Room 101Calypso Gilstrap Legal Issues in Schools: Where’s the Line Between Enforcing the Student Code of Conduct and Enforcing the Law Room 108/109Elliott Casey • Mandi Smith Mitigating and Preventing Cannabis & Vaping Use in K–12 Virginia Schools Room 106/107Brianna Bonat Seeing Schools Through a CPTED Lens: A Guided Tour of Virginia’s New School Safety Inspection Checklist Conference Room AKim Simon, INCI Steady Minds: Empowering SROs to Help Kids Build Mental Fitness Conference Room CDr. Seth Hickerson The Digital Drug Market: Threats, Trends, and Intervention Methods for Youth Safety Room 104/105Theresa Campbell • Steven MacDonald Why Would Students Come to Your School If They Didn’t Have To? Designing Safe, Caring, and Engaging Learning Communities That Students Choose Conference Room DIra Socol • Pam Moran

1:00pm EDT

A Systematic Framework for Digital Safety and Hope Room 203/204Margaret Sedor Addressing Violent Online Networks Targeting Virginia’s Youth: What Educators and Public Safety Officials Need to Know Room 102/103Krystal Laine • Bethany Sajan Beyond the Badge: Bringing School Safety into Focus Through Community-Minded Leadership Conference Room BVon Hill Considerations for Making Sound School Safety Equipment Purchasing Decisions Room 205Don Hough Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) Updates Room 209Rob Hefner Four Proactive Priorities for Decision Making in Schools Room 201/202Dr. Christobelle Tan From Classroom to Command Post: Integrating School Critical Incident Response Grand BallroomGreg Pass Leading the Way in Protecting Students Online: Building a Safer Digital Future TogetherCalypso Gilstrap Mitigating and Preventing Cannabis & Vaping Use in K–12 Virginia Schools Room 106/107Brianna Bonat Seeing Schools Through a CPTED Lens: A Guided Tour of Virginia’s New School Safety Inspection Checklist Conference Room AKim Simon, INCI Steady Minds: Empowering SROs to Help Kids Build Mental Fitness Conference Room CDr. Seth Hickerson The Digital Drug Market: Threats, Trends, and Intervention Methods for Youth Safety Room 104/105Steven MacDonald • Theresa Campbell Why Would Students Come to Your School If They Didn’t Have To? Designing Safe, Caring, and Engaging Learning Communities That Students Choose Conference Room DIra Socol • Pam Moran More Legal Issues in Schools: Where's the Line Between Enforcing the Student Code of Conduct and Enforcing the Law? Room 108/109Elliott Casey • Mandi Smith Virginia Rules: A Law Related Curriculum Room 207Morgan Abbate

2:15pm EDT

A Systematic Framework for Digital Safety and Hope Room 203/204Margaret Sedor Addressing Violent Online Networks Targeting Virginia’s Youth: What Educators and Public Safety Officials Need to Know Room 102/103Krystal Laine • Bethany Sajan Beyond the Badge: Bringing School Safety into Focus Through Community-Minded Leadership Conference Room BVon Hill Considerations for Making Sound School Safety Equipment Purchasing Decisions Room 205Don Hough Four Proactive Priorities for Decision Making in Schools Room 201/202Dr. Christobelle Tan From Classroom to Command Post: Integrating School Critical Incident Response Grand BallroomGreg Pass Leading the Way in Protecting Students Online: Building a Safer Digital Future Together Room 101Calypso Gilstrap Mitigating and Preventing Cannabis & Vaping Use in K–12 Virginia Schools Room 106/107Brianna Bonat Seeing Schools Through a CPTED Lens: A Guided Tour of Virginia’s New School Safety Inspection Checklist Conference Room AKim Simon, INCI Steady Minds: Empowering SROs to Help Kids Build Mental Fitness Conference Room CDr. Seth Hickerson The Digital Drug Market: Threats, Trends, and Intervention Methods for Youth Safety Room 104/105Steven MacDonald • Theresa Campbell Why Would Students Come to Your School If They Didn’t Have To? Designing Safe, Caring, and Engaging Learning Communities That Students Choose Conference Room DIra Socol • Pam Moran

3:30pm EDT

Clarifying the Threat -- Understanding and Responding to Anonymous Threats and Swatting Grand BallroomKathleen Gombos • Brian LeBlanc

8:45am EDT

From Tragedy to Change: Stand with Parkland’s Story Grand BallroomTony Montalto

10:00am EDT

Mapping the Vision: Practical Skills for Clearer Planning and Coordination Grand BallroomAlex Carney