{"id":58588,"date":"2025-07-04T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=58588"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:16:12","slug":"reminder-creating-safer-school-communities-a-ministry-session-on-responding-to-threats-and-critical-incidents","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/reminder-creating-safer-school-communities-a-ministry-session-on-responding-to-threats-and-critical-incidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Creating Safer School Communities: A Ministry Session on Responding to Threats and Critical Incidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/for-info\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2025-07-04\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday July 04 2025<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Reminder: Creating Safer School Communities: A Ministry Session on Responding to Threats and Critical Incidents<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the British Columbia School Superintendents Association\u2019s Summer Leadership Gathering in Whistler, Safer Schools Together and the Ministry of Education and Child Care will be hosting a special session focused on creating safer school communities. This interactive session will explore effective, trauma-informed practices for responding to threat-related behaviors and critical incidents in schools\u2014an increasingly urgent topic across many districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rooted in principles of safety, inclusion, and equity, this session will highlight provincial best practices and tools that support safe, caring and identity-affirming learning environments. Participants will gain insights into how school and district leaders can strengthen policies, deepen trust with families, and build staff capacity to respond with care and consistency when harm occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re an experienced leader or newly appointed, this session adds critical depth to an already rich and dynamic conference agenda and underscores the collective work of cultivating school communities where all students and staff can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session will take place on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 12:30-3:00\u00a0pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/creating-safer-school-communities-tickets-1435578376569?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration for\u00a0this session<\/a>\u00a0is open. Please register by July 28, 2025. Please reach out to the Student Safety Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:erase@gov.bc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erase@gov.bc.ca<\/a>\u00a0for more information or if you have questions about this session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the British Columbia School Superintendents Association\u2019s Summer Leadership Gathering in Whistler, Safer Schools Together and the Ministry of Education and Child Care will be hosting a special session focused on creating safer school communities. 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