An inaugural National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will take place virtually Nov. 1-3.
The summit will kick off CISA’s Infrastructure Security Month, according to an Oct. 18 news release. School safety experts, practitioners and leaders will discuss research, resources and recommendations to threats facing kindergarten through grade 12 schools.
“I’m thrilled that CISA is hosting the National Summit on K-12 School Safety for a critical dialogue on how to confront the array of school safety threats vexing our nation,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said in the release. “Now, more than ever, we need to strengthen partnerships across our communities and ensure that life-saving information gets in the hands of those working across the classrooms of our nation. Every child in this nation deserves to be safe at school.”
Keynote remarks will be given by Tony Montalto, president of Stand with Parkland and the father of Gina Montalto, who died because of a mass shooting Feb. 14, 2018, at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., according to the release. Also giving remarks will be Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Easterly.
