Personal Injury Law

School Safety - National School Safety Center Shines Bright

By Megan Roth

Remember the frightful events that occurred just last April at Virginia Tech? Of course you do - we all do. Thirty-three dead (including the gunman) and numerous others seriously injured. Granted, this wasn't the first school shooting to take place (nor will it be the last); it was, however, the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, making it significant enough to cause the US Department of Justice to commission the National School Safety Center.

The NSSC was actually created in 1984 by a partnership between the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Education, and Pepperdine University. The purpose of this organization, which advocates safe, secure schools worldwide, is "to focus national attention on cooperative solutions to problems that disrupt the educational process."

After the massacre at Virginia Tech, the NSSC gave itself a new thematic focus: to prevent violence and other crimes on school campuses. In order to do this, the NSSC developed a campus safety and crisis management program for employees and students alike at college campuses around the nation.

The NSSC also has programs and resources aimed at improving student discipline and attendance and recognizes all levels of student achievement.

The organization is implementing its various programs nationwide and provides leadership training, site assessments, and technical assistance (as well as many other services and resources) in order to ensure safe environments on campuses around the nation.

As a result of its good intentions and positive steps forward, the NSSC is endorsed by many affiliate organizations and individuals. It truly is organization dedicated to working towards a "brighter today and a better tomorrow."

Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).