Safety experts encourage schools to use the remaining weeks of the academic year to evaluate their safety measures; check-in on students during this unique time of the year; and, start planning safety improvements for the future. The following seven safety tips originally appeared in the May newsletter of the Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association (WSSCA) and [...]
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Current Events
A library of WCRIS weekly E-letters that keeps you updated on issues of concern to private schools
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Take Action Now To Protect Your School Later
May 02, 2024
The week’s incident at a Mount Horeb middle school serves as a jarring reminder that school safety needs to be top-of-mind every day. Because of the quick and practiced response of law enforcement and school officials, a further tragedy was prevented – underscoring the importance of creating and rehearsing your school safety plan. Go here for a [...]
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Keeping Your School Safe
April 18, 2024
The senseless attack at Columbine High School occurred 25 years ago this week, taking the lives of 12 students and one staff member. WCRIS urges you to remain vigilant. Experts warn that it’s common for individuals planning an attack to research previous violent events. The Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) shared this [...]
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Best Practices for Viewing the Solar Eclipse
April 03, 2024
A rare solar eclipse will be passing through North America on Monday, April 8 during school hours. “In Milwaukee, the sun will be 89.6% covered at 2:08 p.m., in Madison it’ll be 86.9% covered at 2:06 p.m., and 84.5% in Green Bay at 2:09 p.m.,” according to the DPI. Enter your location here for approximate timing and an [...]
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School Safety: Helpful Resources for Your School
March 21, 2024
To represent our members, WCRIS is one of about 15 organizations that serves on the Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety’s Advisory Committee. WCRIS was specifically thanked during last week’s meeting for supporting the Office of School Safety’s (OSS) legislative initiatives and for our help with private schools’ Jan. 1 safety submissions. School safety should [...]
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Free Regional Safety Trainings
February 22, 2024
In its efforts to continue to keep school communities safe, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) asked WCRIS to share its Behavior Threat Assessment and Management training opportunities. These training sessions are free to school personnel and are held February through June of this year at various locations throughout the state. The [...]
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Act Now for School Safety!
February 01, 2024
Please take less than 10 minutes to contact your lawmakers about Senate Bill 911 and its companion Assembly Bill 1001. This one-time, $30 million grant program would allow private and public schools to apply for funding for safety infrastructure updates – like updated locks, hardcore doors, intercom systems and alarms – as well as life-saving [...]
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Federal Gun Storage Letter Coming Your Way
February 01, 2024
In their effort to combat gun violence, the Biden-Harris Administration has issued a letter to principals nationwide about their initiative of safe firearms storage. All local leaders will be receiving the correspondence. WCRIS is notifying you so you don’t think the letter is a scam. The U.S. Department of Education’s letter is one piece of the three-prong federal initiative, [...]
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Important January Deadlines
January 04, 2024
January 1 Thank you to all the schools that uploaded their safety submissions to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS)! If you missed the Jan. 1 deadline, please still upload what you have to the OSS while working on the rest. Contact the OSS with specific questions about your submission or SharePoint access. January [...]
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Annual School Safety Submissions Due Soon!
December 07, 2023
Thank you for attending yesterday’s Lunch & Learn webinar, “Keeping Students and Staff Safe with the Office of School Safety (OSS)”! If you missed it, you can watch the recording and download the presentation slides here. All school’s safety submissions are due Jan. 1. As a reminder, the OSS has changed the submission platform from ShareFile to SharePoint. [...]
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