Plant Vogtle is one of three nuclear facilities with the GEMA/HS
REP Program. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Power)
By Lisa Rodriguez-Presley
I
t’s one of the last places people may think of
when they think about crime, but high profile
incidents at schools around the country have
brought the issue to the forefront of discussion
for administrators, teachers, public safety personnel
and community groups. It takes all of them working
together to ensure the safety of students and in an
effort to help them attain that goal, the Georgia
Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Agency, Georgia Department of Education and U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia
sponsored the eighth annual Safety in Our Schools
Conference at the University of Georgia Tifton
Campus Conference Center June 28-30.
With session topics ranging from school climate
to discipline strategies, to first aid to criminal
investigation, there were opportunities for people
to explore areas of school safety outside of their
current areas of expertise. For some, the conference
was an affirmation of plans and processes their
schools already have in place.
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