Nebraska School Safety and Security Summit

October 17, 2024
YCC South – Kearney, NE

The Nebraska Council of School Administrators, in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Education, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, and BoysTown, will hold the 7th Annual Nebraska School Safety and Security Summit on October 17, 2024, focusing on Response. Look for registration to open in late summer 2024.

Thursday, October 17

8:30-10:35 Welcome Lessons from a Virginia Tech Survivor and Q & A with Lisa Hamp Lisa Hamp shares her personal story during the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech shooting, as well as her recovery afterward. She describes how her class built a barricade to prevent the shooter from entering their classroom, as well as her struggle to return to a “normal’ life during the weeks, months, and years that followed. She explains what made her eventually seek counseling after eight years and a variety of hard, but powerful lessons she has learned since that tragic day. Through her raw and emotional presentation, she provides a survivor’s perspective on experiencing and recovering from a school shooting.
- Following the presentation, Lisa will open it up to questions from attendees.
10:45-11:45 Breakout Session 1
11:45-12:25 Lunch and NE School Safety & Security Award Presentation
12:30-1:30 Breakout Session 2
1:40-2:40 Breakout Session 3
2:50-3:50 Breakout Session 4
3:50-4:30 What’s My Response, What’s My Role: Panel Discussion with Matt Fischer, Jodi Hefti, John Rosenlund, and Joe Wright

Your school was just swatted or is in the direct line of a tornado or other weather-related disaster. We have a panel of different professionals addressing what responses have looked like and what they should look like when these or other incidents occur in our schools. They will each address how a response might look similar and different from their perspectives and how we all must work together to be the most effective. Panelists include: