~ from a flyer

First National Student Safety & Security Conference
11/29 - 11/30 Las Vegas, NV

.....The U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Dept. of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools Program comprhensively assessed over 25 years of school shooting and incidents.

Key findings of the final report:

*incidents of targeted violence at school rarely are sudden, impulsive acts.
*Prior to most incidents, other people knew about the attacker's idea and/or
plan of attack
*Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly prior to advancing
the attack
*There is no accurate or useful profile of students who engaged in targeted
school violence
*Most attackers engaged in some behavior prior to the incident that caused
others concern or indicated a need for help
*Many attackers felt bullied, persecuted, or injured by others prior to the
attack
*Most attackers had difficulty coping with significant losses or personal
failures. Moreover, many had considered or attempted suicide.
*Most attackers had access to and had used weapons prior to the attack
*In many cases, other students were involved in some capacity
*Despite prompt law enforcement responses, most shooting incidents were
stopped by means other than law enforcement intervention "

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Educators and administrators, first responders, campus security, police, mental health professionals, emergency management are invited to this conference but no mention of the US military. When I read the key findings, I thought of Iraq and all the paralells and all that the military could contribute to such a conference.