Local school boards have taken additional steps to help ensure troubled students receive the help they need as early as possible.
The Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) and the St. Clair Catholic District School Board (SCCDSB) recently hosted a two-day Violence Threat Risk Assessment training session, facilitated by Kevin Cameron, the executive director of the North American Center for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response.
Violence Threat Risk Assessment is a practice used to determine how best to support students so their behaviour does not become violent towards themselves or others.
More than 30 participants from a broad network of organizations took part in the training, including the Sarnia Police Service, Walpole Island First Nation (Bkejwanong Territory), Delaware Nation at Moraviantown, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.
“This training reinforces the power of working together,” said Mark Houghton, LKDSB System Coordinator for Safe Schools, in a news release. “When community agencies come to the same table, we build a stronger, more coordinated response that supports students with care, dignity, and timely intervention.”
The training session focused on strengthening shared protocols, enhancing early-intervention practices, and deepening cross-agency collaboration to support safe, caring, and inclusive learning environments.
