Bobby Kipper, founder and executive director of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence, has been named to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Work Group on Student Safety. Kipper, school safety and discipline specialist with the Virginia Department of Education, is part of a multidisciplinary team of Virginia educators, public safety officials, community partners,…
GreenZone and ProText My School: Not just another text-to-tip system
Guided conversations, national best practices, and subject-matter expertise set new path for empowering students to reach out for help In light of the number of violent incidents on school campuses across the nation, many people are looking for solutions. How can we help our kids? How can we help them feel safe and empowered so…
Establishing multidisciplinary CARE Teams through GreenZone and ProText My School: aNTAC’s call for threat assessments as a proactive approach to school violence
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released an operational guide about preventing targeted school violence. Key among the findings shared in the “Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model” guide is the emphasis on the importance of schools creating a threat…
NCPCV founder joins Virginia Department of Education as school safety specialist
Will serve as advisor on school safety policy, preparedness, and response Bobby Kipper, founder and executive director at the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV), has been named the School Safety and Discipline Specialist in the School Safety Office for the Virginia Department of Education. In this role, Kipper, who has nearly…