Legal Considerations for K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams

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Description:

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS), in conjunction with VanSlyke Schouten LLP, is pleased to announce the following training opportunity regarding legal considerations for K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTAM) Team members.  
This training will support efforts to provide effective, defensible, and sustainable threat management for all school safety stakeholders. 
The session will feature:
•    Privacy issues and the requirements for FERPA and HIPAA
•    Disclosure of student information related to threatening/concerning behaviors
•    Implications of legislation and litigation (e.g., Cleveland v. Taft Union High School Dist., 76 Cal. App.5th 776 (2022)) on school and campus threat management team operations
•    Rights, responsibilities, and influence of parents in the BTAM process

Who Should Attend:

This training is offered to Behavioral Threat Assessment Team members at the K-12 school and division levels, including school resource officers and law enforcement officers, as well as school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, and special education case managers.

Partial In-Service Credit:

Partial In-Service Credit (PIC) for law enforcement officers will not be available.

Training Time and Details:

Training begins at 9:30 am and ends at 11:30 am. 

Cost and Registration:

There is no registration fee to attend this training. Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS-assigned course coordinator to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Denied registrants will be notified via the email address provided during registration.