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How Utah schools handle threats
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UTAH (ABC4) – Within the final month alone, police in Utah have reported no less than three college threats; two focusing on elementary colleges in Moab and Provo and one in Bluffdale at Summit Academy.
How threats are dealt with relies on what college your baby attends. Pupil and college security specialist Rhett Larsen is part of the Faculty Security Middle. Again in 2019, the legislature tasked this security middle with creating risk evaluation tips for colleges.
“The workforce strategy is one of the best ways and to have a multidisciplinary workforce,” mentioned Larsen.
That’s partially why Larsen mentioned the Faculty Security Middle endorses the Complete Faculty Risk Evaluation Pointers, also called CSTAG, developed by Dr. Dewey Cornell.
Dr. Cornell mentioned he was impressed by the work he did with the FBI on college shootings in addition to work by the Secret Service on risk evaluation. In his analysis, Dr. Cornell discovered colleges make two errors: underreaction and overreaction.
“Possibly they carry a plastic knife to high school, of their lunchbox. They do one thing that’s probably not posing a critical risk, nevertheless it raises concern, and colleges typically will overreact, they’ll use zero tolerance,” mentioned Dr. Cornell.
Dr. Cornell mentioned overreacting can take away sources from professional threats and infrequently does extra hurt than good for the kid.
The CSTAG mannequin consists of 5 steps. The primary two steps contain evaluating the risk and figuring out if there’s intent behind it. If there’s intent, there’s a record of required precautions. Relying on the severity, which has a particular definition, a security analysis and plan should be accomplished.
Whereas that is thought-about the gold commonplace in Utah, it’s not required.
“They need to have risk evaluation. They need to have multidisciplinary groups, however there’s nothing written that they need to have it inside their coverage,” mentioned Larsen.
Colleges are additionally not required to report they’re following the situations. Nevertheless, Larsen mentioned he isn’t conscious of any colleges that aren’t following these situations.
ABC4 reached out to a number of colleges throughout the state asking in the event that they used the CSTAG mannequin. Half of the college districts denied the request or supplied a coverage not consistent with CSTAG. The opposite half used an analogous coverage or the identical one advisable, like Alpine Faculty District.
“We’ve had some actually constructive experiences and the colleges really feel supported and really feel prefer it’s a doable course of,” mentioned Alpine Faculty District’s Pupil Companies Director Melissa Bostwick.
Bostwick mentioned she likes that CSTAG focuses on a workforce strategy.
“Usually what colleges did earlier than is they’d have directors examine perhaps a college potential risk, and they might have their college useful resource officers help them,” mentioned Bostwick.
ABC4 discovered a number of colleges had an analogous coverage to what Bostwick mentioned she’s seen up to now. Dr. Cornell mentioned that kind of coverage has been round for some time, however merely pushing the issue down the road and doesn’t handle the core concern which is commonly a baby who wants assist.
“Actually, with each scholar I’ve labored with, if anyone’s fearful about them, there’s some harm happening,” mentioned Alpine Faculty District Faculty Social Employee Koki Cline.
Cline mentioned as a rule, these conditions will be a chance for them to come back collectively and CSTAG helps them try this.
“Loads of it results in extra sources and counseling for college students, after which additionally having the ability to simply cease bullying conditions or instant battle that could be taking place,” mentioned Cline.
Under is a listing of faculties ABC4 confirmed have participated within the CSTAG coaching. You’ll be able to request your college’s written risk evaluation insurance policies by filling out this kind, which emails a generated public data request to your most well-liked e mail in addition to directions to the place you possibly can e mail that data request.
CSTAG PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Academy for Math, Engineering & Science
Alpine Faculty District
American Management Academy
American Preparatory Academy
Ascent Academies of Utah
Athlos Academy
Beehive Science & Know-how Academy
Bonneville Academy
Field Elder Faculty District
Canyons Faculty District
Middle for Creativity, Innovation, and Discovery
Central Utah Academy
Daggett Faculty District
Davis Faculty District
Twin Immersion Academy
Entheos Academy
George Washington Academy
Granite Faculty District
Iron County Faculty District
Itineris Early School Excessive Faculty
Jordan Faculty District
Juab Faculty District
Advantage Preparatory Academy
Murray Metropolis Faculty District
Nebo Faculty District
NUES Middle
Ogden Faculty District
Park Metropolis Faculty District
Windfall Corridor Constitution Colleges
Renaissance Academy
Salt Lake Metropolis Faculty District
San Juan Faculty District
South Summit Faculty District
Spectrum Academy Constitution Faculty
Summit Academy Excessive Faculty
Tooele County Faculty District
Utah State Board of Schooling
Walden Faculty of Liberal Arts
Wasatch County Faculty District
Wasatch Waldorf Constitution Faculty
Washington County Faculty District
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Here’s where Northern Utah wildfire smoke is coming from
Southwest winds are pushing wildfire smoke from California into Northern Utah this week.
“We’re almost completely surrounded by wildfires,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Alex DeSmet.
Wildfires in Oregon and Idaho are also contributing to the hazy skies.
“It looks like that source will shift once the wind direction shifts,” DeSmet explained, “but the net effect is little change on the concentrations of smoke across northern Utah.”
The wildfire smoke will likely remain through Wednesday.
(National Weather Service) On Monday Southwest winds push wildfire smoke from California across Northern Utah.
Later in the week and into the weekend the winds will be very light.
“The good news is that it would slow down the transport of additional smoke,” DeSmet said. But that also means the existing smoke could stay trapped in the Salt Lake Valley under a building inversion.
Ozone production is also contributing to the poor air quality. For the next few days, DeSmet says he will be limiting time outside. People who are sensitive to air quality should do the same.
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2 men hurt in motorcycle crash in central Utah
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SCIPIO, Millard County — Two men were transported to the hospital by helicopter Sunday after the motorcycle they were riding crashed on Interstate 15 in central Utah.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on the northbound lanes of I-15 at milepost 200, roughly 10 miles north of Scipio.
The UHP said for reasons unknown the motorcycle drifted into the left median and skidded for about 50 yards. Both men were separated from the motorcycle.
The driver of the motorcycle was transported in critical condition. The condition of the the second victim was not provided.
However, Sgt. Andy Battenfield with the UHP said both victims had significant injuries.
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Multiple wildfires sparked in Summit County
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SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — Multiple small wildfires broke out Sunday afternoon in one Summit County canyon, but firefighters got them all under control fairly quickly.
Three fires were started along Browns Canyon Road, which connects the area of Park City and Jordanelle Reservoir to the Rockport area.
Summit County Fire Warden Bryce Boyer said civilians jumped into action to put one of the fires out. Fire crews extinguished the second fire, and a third was in between the other two and got pushed uphill by the wind.
Utah Wildfire Info
The fire got close to some structures, but crews managed to stop its spread before it reached the buildings. An estimated 10 acres in total were burned.
Browns Canyon Road was closed while firefighters continued working.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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