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2026 School Safety Training Forum

11:30am EDT

Registration and Check-in Opens for Main Conference First Floor

1:00pm EDT

Day One - Welcome Grand Ballroom

1:45pm EDT

Prevention is Possible: Lessons from Averted School Attacks – A National and Virginia Perspective Grand BallroomLina Alathari

3:00pm EDT

Panel Discussion: Seeing the Risks Clearly - Protecting Children Online Grand BallroomDaniel Costin • Ross Goldman • Tom Wheeler • Krystal Laine

6:30am EDT

**Optional** Focus on Wellness with NOTA Fitness Terrace - 2nd Floor

7:30am EDT

Day Two Check-in and Registration First Floor

8:00am EDT

Day Two - Welcome Back and Virginia D.A.R.E. Awards Grand BallroomRob Hefner • Breanna Marini

8:15am EDT

Tracing the Pathway to Violence: What Digital Leakage Reveals During Virginia Threat Assessments Grand BallroomTheresa Campbell

9:30am EDT

Adjusting the Aperture: Finding Hope and Safety in a Digital World Grand BallroomMargaret Sedor

10:30am EDT

A Systematic Framework for Digital Safety and Hope Room 203/204Margaret Sedor Addressing Violent Online Networks Targeting Virginia’s Youth: What Educators and Public Safety Professionals Need to Know Room 102/103Krystal Laine • Bethany Sajan Beyond the Badge: Bringing School Safety Into Focus Through Community-Minded Leadership Conference Room BVon Hill Cannabis & Youth: What School Safety Professionals Should Know Room 106/107Brianna Bonnat Considerations for Making Sound School Safety Equipment Purchasing Decisions Room 205Don Hough Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Updates Room 209Breanna Marini • Rob Hefner Four Proactive Priorities for Decision Making in Schools Room 201/202Dr. Christobelle Tan From Classroom to Command Post: Integrating School Critical Incident Response Grand BallroomGreg Pass Leading the Way in Protecting Students Online: Building a Safer Digital Future Together 208Calypso Gilstrap Legal Issues in Schools: Where’s the Line Between Enforcing the Student Code of Conduct and Enforcing the Law Room 108/109Elliott Casey • Mandi Smith Seeing Schools Through a CPTED Lens: A Guided Tour of Virginia’s New School Safety Inspection Checklist Conference Room AKim Simon, INCI Steady Minds: Empowering SROs to Help Kids Build Mental Fitness Conference Room CDr. Seth Hickerson The Digital Drug Market: Threats, Trends, and Intervention Methods for Youth Safety Room 104/105Theresa Campbell Why Would Students Come to Your School If They Didn’t Have To? Designing Safe, Caring, and Engaging Learning Communities That Students Choose Conference Room DIra Socol • Pam Moran

1:00pm EDT

A Systematic Framework for Digital Safety and Hope Room 203/204Margaret Sedor Addressing Violent Online Networks Targeting Virginia’s Youth: What Educators and Public Safety Professionals Need to Know Room 102/103Krystal Laine • Bethany Sajan Beyond the Badge: Bringing School Safety Into Focus Through Community-Minded Leadership Conference Room BVon Hill Beyond the Classroom: The Critical Role of School Professionals in Identifying and Responding to Human Trafficking Room 207Courtney Desilet Cannabis & Youth: What School Safety Professionals Should Know. Room 106/107Brianna Bonnat Considerations for Making Sound School Safety Equipment Purchasing Decisions Room 205Don Hough Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Updates Room 209Breanna Marini • Rob Hefner Four Proactive Priorities for Decision Making in Schools Room 201/202Dr. Christobelle Tan From Classroom to Command Post: Integrating School Critical Incident Response Grand BallroomGreg Pass Leading the Way in Protecting Students Online: Building a Safer Digital Future Together 208Calypso Gilstrap Seeing Schools Through a CPTED Lens: A Guided Tour of Virginia’s New School Safety Inspection Checklist Conference Room AKim Simon, INCI Steady Minds: Empowering SROs to Help Kids Build Mental Fitness Conference Room CDr. Seth Hickerson The Digital Drug Market: Threats, Trends, and Intervention Methods for Youth Safety Room 104/105Theresa Campbell Why Would Students Come to Your School If They Didn’t Have To? Designing Safe, Caring, and Engaging Learning Communities That Students Choose Conference Room DIra Socol • Pam Moran More Legal Issues in Schools: Where's the Line Between Enforcing the Student Code of Conduct and Enforcing the Law? Room 108/109Elliott Casey • Mandi Smith

2:15pm EDT

A Systematic Framework for Digital Safety and Hope Room 203/204Margaret Sedor Addressing Violent Online Networks Targeting Virginia’s Youth: What Educators and Public Safety Professionals Need to Know Room 102/103Krystal Laine • Bethany Sajan Beyond the Badge: Bringing School Safety Into Focus Through Community-Minded Leadership Conference Room BVon Hill Beyond the School Walls: A Collaborative Approach to School Safety Room 207Torey Edmonds • Willie Ruffin Jr. • Ossie Trawick Cannabis & Youth: What School Safety Professionals Should Know Room 106/107Brianna Bonnat Considerations for Making Sound School Safety Equipment Purchasing Decisions Room 205Don Hough Four Proactive Priorities for Decision Making in Schools Room 201/202Dr. Christobelle Tan From Classroom to Command Post: Integrating School Critical Incident Response Grand BallroomGreg Pass Leading the Way in Protecting Students Online: Building a Safer Digital Future Together 208Calypso Gilstrap Seeing Schools Through a CPTED Lens: A Guided Tour of Virginia’s New School Safety Inspection Checklist Conference Room AKim Simon, INCI Steady Minds: Empowering SROs to Help Kids Build Mental Fitness Conference Room CDr. Seth Hickerson The Digital Drug Market: Threats, Trends, and Intervention Methods for Youth Safety Room 104/105Theresa Campbell Why Would Students Come to Your School If They Didn’t Have To? Designing Safe, Caring, and Engaging Learning Communities That Students Choose Conference Room DIra Socol • Pam Moran

3:30pm EDT

Clarifying the Threat - Understanding and Responding to Anonymous Threats and Swatting Grand BallroomKathleen Gombos • Brian LeBlanc

7:30am EDT

Day Three Check-in and Registration First Floor

8:30am EDT

Day Three - Morning Briefing: Innovations and Success Stories Grand BallroomShellie Evers

8:45am EDT

From Tragedy to Change: Stand with Parkland’s Story Grand BallroomTony Montalto

10:00am EDT

Mapping the Vision: Practical Skills for Clearer Planning and Coordination Grand BallroomAdam Keene • Alex Carney