AWR 148: Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents

Length of course: 8 hours
Course hours: 0800-1630
Location: Capital Plaza, Montpelier Vermont
Date: June 30, 2009

Tuition: None Homeland Security Grant Funding will be used for this program. .

Target Audience: Law enforcement, Superintendents, Principals, School Resource Officers, and others within their school systems, fire service, emergency management, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), public safety communicators.

Registration: Contact the Vermont Police Academy at 802-483-6228. ext 10

Maximum number in class: 60+

Course Description:

The purpose of the AWR 148: Crisis Management for School Based Incidents – Partnering Rural Law Enforcement and the Local School Systems course is to educate rural law enforcement personnel as well as school administrators and staff on the elements that must be in place to effectively respond to a school based emergency. With the influx of shootings in and around schools, the training offered in this course is extremely critical. In particular, schools, law enforcement personnel and other emergency responders in rural communities are often limited in resources, so it is very important for all parties to plan, prepare, and communicate. Rural law enforcement officials will receive information and training tools they can provide directly to their local school systems. By doing so, they will be better prepared to actively work with Superintendents, Principals, School Resource Officers, and others within their school systems, thereby making all school systems and school buildings safer and more secure.