Active Shooter or Just a Prank? How Your Campus Can Combat Swatting
There's been a rash of swatting incidents against schools in the United States. Swatting – when a false report is made to police about an active shooter, a bomb threat, or other incident designed to draw police to the scene – creates incredibly dangerous situations for students and staff, as police come armed to the scene, in force, often with weapons drawn. NPR reports that 182 schools were victims of swatting in the five weeks between September 15 and October 21 alone. What must schools know about this potentially life-threatening type of incident? What are the options for handling these situations and defusing them before potentially traumatizing students and putting their lives in danger? Join us for this presentation as we explore this surprisingly widespread phenomenon and take a look at some of the solutions available to schools.
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 11 AM Pacific / 1 PM Central / 2 PM Eastern
Attendees will have a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card!*
SPEAKER
Greg Upham, a Montana native, has been a professional educator for over thirty years. His career began as a teacher and coach in Browning and Belt, Montana. He joined the Helena School District in 1992. He began his administrative career as an Assistant Principal at Capital High School, followed by six years as the Principal of Helena High School. He recently served as the Assistant Superintendent of Helena Public Schools until July 2018, and is now serving as the Superintendent of Billings Public Schools.
SPONSORS
A special thanks to our sponsors for providing this free event.
Hytera US Inc.
Hytera US Inc. is an industry leader in two-way radio communications, radio systems, and dispatching for district-wide school transportation, operations, and security. Hytera provides the state-of-the-art H-Series digital DMR two-way radios, and the Hytera HALO Push-to-Talk over Cellular (POC) radio system that uses LTE and Wi-Fi networks. www.hytera.us
Hanwha Techwin America
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CERTIFICATE
A certificate of attendance is available for all individuals who register and attend the full webinar (live or on-demand).
WEBINAR ACCESS
All registrants will have access to the live event and an on-demand recording of the presentation. If registrants want to watch the presentation again or have a scheduling conflict, they can register and access the on-demand version of this webinar, which will be available soon after the live event.
*One gift card will be awarded based on a random drawing from among all valid entries. All registrations must be received by February 28, 2023. Only valid e-mail addresses will be considered. The prize consists of one gift card in the amount of 100 US dollars towards the purchase of anything in the Amazon.com Store. Must be a US resident. No substitutions allowed. False and/or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. No purchase is required. Chances of winning depend on the number of respondents. This offer is not valid where prohibited by law.