NJSBA Policy Alert: Threat Assessment Team Policy
September 11, 2023
The NJSBA has released an update to Critical Policy Reference Manual, File Code 5131.5, which includes amendments based upon the new threat assessment team law.
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NJDOE to Provide Training, Information on Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams
July 19, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning is providing training and general awareness sessions to help local educational agencies establish and train K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams.
Best Practices in Forming a Threat Assessment Team
December 29, 2022
While threats will always exist, administrators, school board members and other stakeholders can take steps to identify and eradicate as many of them as possible. One way is to form a threat assessment team.
Districts Encouraged to Register for Threat Assessment and Management Training
October 17, 2022
The Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning, part of the New Jersey Department of Education, is providing ongoing behavioral threat assessment and management virtual training for school communities through a grant program.
NJDOE Announces Threat Assessment and Management Training for School Communities
August 17, 2022
The New Jersey Department of Education announced in a broadcast memo that it’s offering behavioral threat assessment and management training for school communities through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act Grant Program.
Gov. Murphy Signs School Threat Assessment Legislation, Other Measures
August 08, 2022
The purpose of the school threat assessment team is to help ensure a safe and secure school environment by assisting staff in identifying students who pose a potential safety risk and preventing targeted violence in the district.