How To Stop Violence In Your K-12 School This Year

School law expert Jim Castagnera will share concrete strategies you can use immediately to reduce violence in your school. You will learn how to protect students, staff, parents, and other stakeholders.

What You'll Learn

What are the causes of school violence today?
How can school resource officers help curtail school violence?
What roles should teachers, administrators, and parents play?
What legal liability does student violence pose for schools and staff?

Training Overview

Don’t allow violence at your school this year. Learn the specific steps you must take now.

As the new school year gets underway, teachers, parents, and students across the country are still reeling from the May tragedy in Uvalde, Texas - the 27th school shooting this year. The deadly surge in violence has affected schools regardless of demographics. With more teachers and staff also reporting an increase in threats and attacks, your campus is not immune to the possibility of violence.

You must take specific steps to stop and prevent violence this school year.

What are the causes of school violence today?
How can school resource officers help curtail school violence?
What roles should teachers, administrators, and parents play?
What legal liability does student violence pose for schools and staff?

Who Should Attend?

Superintendents
District administrators
Faculty union representatives
Charter school board members
Principals
Assistant principals
Special education directors
Department chairs
Clinical staff
Food services directors
Nutritionists
Cafeteria managers
Program directors
Curriculum specialists

Education non-profit groups
Community engagement professionals
School leaders
Teachers
Learning strategists
Literacy coaches
Future teachers
Teaching assistants
Paraprofessionals
Student services directors
School curriculum directors
Social workers
Counselors
Behavior specialists

Expert Presenter

Dr. Jim Castagnera

President of Dr. Jim’s One-Stop HR Shop, a full-service HR law and compliance company
Partner with Portum Group International LLC, a data-privacy and compliance-consulting firm
Of Counsel to WIBC Law, a business-law boutique
Adjunct Professor of Law in the Kline School of Law at Drexel University
Arbitrator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Served for 23 years as associate provost and legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University, where he received the university’s highest annual award for distinguished service
Taught at UT-Austin and Widener University Law School as a full-time law professor
Previously worked as a labor, employment, and intellectual-property attorney with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University
J.D. and Ph.D. (American Studies) from Case Western Reserve University

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