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School psychologists outline threat- and risk-assessment procedures, report dozens of assessments this year
Summary
County school psychologists presented the district's threat- and risk-assessment process, cited Code of Virginia 22.1-79.0.4, described multidisciplinary teams and reported counts of assessments by school; speakers emphasized prevention, parent notification and collaboration with behavioral-health partners.
Crystal Walsh, a county school psychologist, told the Mecklenburg County Public Schools board that threat assessments are "a fact based systematic process" used to evaluate behaviors that might indicate a danger to students or staff and to determine appropriate interventions.
Walsh said Code of Virginia 22.1-79.0.4 requires local school boards to adopt policies establishing assessment teams and cited model guidance from state agencies. "The team is very specific legally who has to be under threat assessment team," she said, listing counselors, behavior-intervention teachers, instructional staff, administrators and school resource officers as members.
Walsh and team members stressed…
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