Expert Panel Speaks on Preventing School Violence

On April 1, Penn State's Social Science Research Institute, along with theChild Maltreatment Solutions Network; Outreach; World Campus; and several Centre County entities, sponsored a panel discussion that focused on the intricacies, responses, and effects of school violence. Two SSRI researchers, Drs. Karen Bierman and Brian Bumbarger, shared their expertise with a crowd of about 40 in the Outreach Building, and hundreds online. The evening's keynote speaker was John-Michael Keyes, who shared the story of his daughter, who lost her life in a Colorado school shooting in 2006. Rebecca Bywater, from Penn State's University Police & Public Safety, and Randy Rockey, the Centre County Director of Emergency Management, rounded out the evening's speakers. The line-up consisted of a diverse collection of specialties from several areas, and provided a complete look at school violence from many angles. For bios for each speaker, visit the event webpage on the Outreach site.