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2026 School Safety Training Forum

Amy Griffin

Virginia Association of School Superintendents

Deputy Executive Director

Lynchburg, VA

https://vassonline.org

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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

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

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

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

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