Identifying and Intercepting School Violence

The goal of this training is to empower school administrators and Law En-forcement how to gather digital evidence against the aggressor so they may find out who the perpetrator is and take action immediately after the com-ment or posting is made by the aggressor. The LEO and/or School Adminis-trator will learn the fundamentals of investigating social media and internet related crimes that deal with domestic terrorism. We will use the Electronics Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to our advantage in identifying the person responsible for posting the online threats BEFORE the shooter has the opportunity to kill our children.

The phenomenon of the school shooter in our schools is at an all-time high. With the advent of depression, bullying and suicidal tendencies as a result, first responders in our schools and police departments must be trained to handle these situations with immediacy and great sensitivity. The goal MUST be to identify and intercept the criminal activity before the school shooter is able to take action. There are times when a student presents an in-cident of rage and a wanton disregard for human life by conspiring to make themselves famous through death and destruction. However, many students, school administrators and/ or LEO minimizes the comments and postings of the school shooter. We often train our youth "If you see something, say something." It is what Schools and Law Enforcement do with that infor-mation that may predict the outcome.