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Your one-stop solution for all school safety needs.
FALL NEWS 2025-2026
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Susan Peng-Cowan | Behavioral Health Navigator
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Corina McEntire | Comprehensive School Safety-Public Health Coordinator
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Don Lawry | Threat Assessment Coordinator
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Travis Effinger | Threat Assessment Coordinator
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Are you in search of training opportunities? Check out pdEnroller for Regional School Safety Center Events
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In-person and online training options are available now.
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Annual School Safety Summit
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The 2025 School Safety Summit gathered school district staff and partners to share best practices, develop skills, and enhance collaboration in creating safer learning environments. This year’s theme, Building a Safer Tomorrow: Strengthening Prevention, Mitigation, Response & Recovery, emphasized a comprehensive approach to school safety that extends beyond crisis response to include proactive prevention and healing strategies.
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Held in early August at Camas High School, the summit was sponsored by the Clark County Safe Schools Task Force and ESD 112’s Regional School Safety Center. Participants included representatives from school districts, state schools, and partner agencies dedicated to student and staff safety.
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATOR
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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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Trauma Sensitive Schools: High Leverage Practices in SEL
This professional learning series will explore high leverage practices that build resilience. Resources and tools to support educators in working with their students will be discussed and shared.
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By the end of the series, participants will be equipped with a variety of tools and interconnected strategies that support a resilient, inclusive classroom and school community.
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Well-Being & SEL School-Based Network Launch
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Calling all educators working in K-12 SEL roles! Join the launch of the Well-Being and SEL network.
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New Educator Training: Ready-to-Use School Curricula
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Mental Health • Substance Use Prevention • Opioid Education
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QPR Training for ESAs
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Suicide prevention trainings are offered regionally for ESAs needing PESB certification
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Here are the offerings for the 2025-2026 School Year!
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All courses held 9am-12noon
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SMART
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School Mobilization Assistance Response Teams (SMART) are available in all our districts in our region. SMART responds to schools during a traumatic event that emotionally impacts students and staff. In addition to crisis management services, SMART provides comprehensive training to help prepare your school and staff in the event of a crisis of any magnitude.
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Save the date! We will hold the SMART initial training for the 2025–2026 school year on October 24 for those in your district who have not yet received it. Stay posted for registration details or contact rssc@esd112.org
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NALOXONE ACCESS
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Naloxone (Narcan) is a fast-acting, easy-to-use medicine that can reverse opioid overdoses, including those caused by fentanyl, and save lives. View our PDF on accessing and using Naloxone.
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STUDENT THREAT ASSESSMENT
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Register for Upcoming Threat Assessment Trainings
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In-Person Trainings: 10/17/25, 1/26/26, or 4/17/26 from 8:30–11:30 a.m. at the ESD 112 Conference Center.
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Online Trainings: 8/29/25, 10/31/25, or 4/6/26 from 8:30–11:30 a.m.
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All administrators, principals, and school counselors are encouraged to attend, and any interested school staff are welcome too. Three CEUs are offered. You can find the trainings at RSSC - PD Enroller.
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If you would like to schedule a threat assessment training for your district or for a single school building, please contact us. We would be happy to organize a session for you. Best practice recommends that at least one staff member in each building be trained in threat assessment.
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Important: Level 1 threat assessment forms are only to be used by staff who have been formally trained in the Salem-Keizer Cascade Threat Assessment model. If you are unsure whether a threat assessment is necessary, or if you want to discuss a concern about a student, we are here to help.
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News to Know
HearMeWA.org
HearMeWA, www.hearmewa.org, is the new Washington state reporting system exclusively focused on the safety and well-being of young people under 25 years old. HearMeWA is a reporting system that helps youth experiencing mental health concerns, bullying, addiction, violent threats, neglect, physical or sexual abuse—or anything that makes life hard—HearMeWA can help. HearMeWA provides secure, free, 24/7, 365 days a year support from professionals who are ready to listen. Reports can be made by phone, text, website, or in the HearMeWA mobile apps available in the Apple or Google stores. In short, HearMeWA helps young people find help when they are not sure where to turn, no matter where they live. “HearMeWA is a powerful source of connection offering support to anyone up to 25 years of age, at any time,” Attorney General Nick Brown said in a statement. “Anywhere you are in Washington, you can contact the program via text, app, or phone, and get connected to services you need.”
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In its first year, HearMeWA received 161 reports. The hotline most frequently received reports of bullying and cyberbullying. When contacted, assistance from the hotline can include de-escalation and referrals to other resources or local authorities. “As the Chair of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work group, we are looking everywhere for solutions to the youth mental health crisis,” Rep. Lisa Callan, D-Issaquah, said in a statement. “The HearMeWA program offers young people an easily accessible place to turn for support. I am encouraged to hear that the program reached so many youth in its first year of operation, and I look forward to working with the Attorney General’s Office, schools, community organizations, and others to continue to get the word out about this great resource.”
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764 is an online network whose members seek to achieve the collapse of society through the corruption of minors by encouraging deviant acts and sharing explicit images. 764 members intentionally target minors. Specifically, targeting minors with mental health issues and low self-esteem in gaming platforms (Minecraft and Roblox), luring them into private chats (Discord and Telegram), and encouraging, livestreaming, and ranking participant deviant acts including self-mutilation, animal abuse/mutilation, sexual acts, suicide, violence towards others, and murder. Supporters use extreme gore, child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and other extremist content to desensitize victims and potentially recruit others.
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764 adherents have also swatted and made hoax bomb threats against schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. Also noteworthy is being aware of music streaming services where online predators are creating satanic and self-harm playlists.
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Other online child predator groups to be aware of include Cultists, COM, Cut the Weak, Terrorizers111, CVLT, Anarchy, 676, 6996, Court, 7997, 555, AAST, H3ll, Vodoo, Kaskar, No Lives Matter (NLM), Harm Nation, Leak Society, 988, and A333.
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In 2023, Discord blocked 130 groups and 34,000 accounts linked to 764. Law enforcement agencies say 764 material is some of the worst they have ever seen. This underscores the need for heightened awareness in monitoring youth online activity.
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COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY
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SchoolSafetyGov’s Back-to-School Campaign
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highlights resources, training, and strategies that can help K-12 schools and districts prevent school safety threats and foster safer campuses and classrooms. Learn more: go.dhs.gov/3NB #BacktoSchoolSafety
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September is National Preparedness Month!
Help students prepare with Pedro. Visit Ready Kids for free resources and materials.
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Spotlight on Alyssa’s Law
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School districts must work collaboratively with local law enforcement agencies and emergency partners to develop an emergency response system in the event of a threat or emergency at a school. Districts are encouraged to begin this process promptly and coordinate with facilities staff and public safety partners to ensure complete and accurate reporting. View this infographic for more information .
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Regional Safety Protocol Hub – SRP and SRM News and Resources! Everyone agrees – schools and emergency responders must be on the same page before the next crisis happens.
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*NEW* Standard Response Protocol training videos are now available! Link these to your district’s website. Share them at staff meetings and parent nights. Review each short video prior to conducting a drill.
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The Regional School Safety Center secured a county-wide reunification framework between Clark County School Districts, CRESA’s Emergency Management, and 911 Dispatch. This collaborative effort ensures we are all on the same page when responding to a reunification event. Family Assistance Centers will serve as reunification sites across the county, including multiple faith-based organizations. Together, we are ready!
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