MILLERSVILLE TO HOLD SCHOOL VIOLENCE CONFERENCE

The prevention of school violence will be the topic of a conference held at Millersville University of Pennsylvania on June 23 and 24, 2008.  The School of Education at the University, along with Verizon, is sponsoring the conference for teachers, principals, superintendents, school counselors and psychologists, as well as school safety officials, law enforcement personnel and university faculty. 

“This conference is a way for Millersville University to take a lead in the community to educate ourselves and our school districts on the preparation for and prevention of violence in schools,” said Dr. Jane Bray, Dean of the School of Education at Millersville.  “Since Virginia Tech and the Nickel Mines tragedies, the landscape for schools and universities has changed.  We must be prepared for potential threats but more importantly, work diligently to do everything possible to prevent such tragedies.”

Speakers for the June conference include:

• Hilda Quiroz-Graham from the National School Safety Center
• Dr. Ronald Stephens, Executive Director of National School Safety Center
• Col. Jeffrey Miller, Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police
• Dr. Patrick Tolan, Director of Institute for Juvenile Research, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago
• Millersville University Chief of Police, Wayne Silcox
• Millersville Borough Chief of Police, John Rochat
• Millersville Mayor, Dick Moriarty
• Representative from the Penn Manor School District
• Director of Safety and Environmental Health at Millersville University – Patrick Weidinger

For more information, contact the ticket office at 871 – 5522.

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