School Safety Advocacy Council (SSAC) (941) 232-4633


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	TUITION FREE TRAINING OFFERED Under a newly formed partnership between the School Safety Advocacy Council and the National Guard, SSAC will offer tuition free Basic and Advanced School Resource Officer classes in both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Over 60 officers from 8 states have already been trained under the partnership, and the number of classes offered will be expanded next year due to the popularity of the new course. "While there are many options for SRO training in the nation, we feel our course is the most advanced and up-to-date course available," states Curt Lavarello, SSAC Executive Director. In addition, SSAC also has a 24-hour version of the Basic SRO Course available for agencies seeking to limit the travel/training time. For more information about hosting a course at your training facility, please call 941-232-4633.

	FORT LEE POLICE SGT. KISSANE HONORED Fort Lee (NJ) Police Sgt. Patrick Kissane was honored at the recent National School Safety Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sgt. Kissane was also honored by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence for his efforts to bring school based policing to the State of New Jersey. "I've known Sgt. Kissane a long time, and he exemplifies the term Role Model", States SSAC President Sean Burke.

	AGENCIES RECOGNIZED AT NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY CONFERENCE A number of both school districts and law enforcement agencies were recently honored at the National School Safety Conference held July 28-August 3 in Las Vegas. Agencies were nominated for the role in overall school safety efforts and their commitment to keeping students safe while at school. Those honored were; Orange County Sheriff's Office (CA) Wayne Township Schools (IN) Fort Lee Police Department (NJ) Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (FL) Miami-Dade School Police (FL)

	CONTACTS : Curtis Lavarello, Executive Director ( 941) 232-4633 resourcer@aol.com Sean Burke, President (978) 479-8963 sburke57@comcast.net COMMENT: "The Management or the School Safety Advocacy Council are recognized experts in the field of school and community safety. They have appeared on CNN, FOX News, CBS Evening News and have responded to and been quoted by over 500 media outlets both nationally and internationally. If contacting staff under tight media deadlines, please feel free to use our 24/7 media line to contact one of our staff members, who will respond in as timely fasion as possible. Media outlets are encouraged to continually check our site for press releases and media updates."

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