New protocol signed to address threats in northeast schools
Agency partners in the Northeast Human Service Providers got together on Monday to sign a new protocol to determine proper protocol on how to respond to and investigate threats in northeast schools.
The Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) was signed between agency partners such as the North East School Division (NESD), Saskatchewan Healthy Authority (SHA), Ministry of Social Services, Cumberland College, and the RCMP.
Eric Hufnagel, the North East School Division’s superintendent of student services, said the process with VTRA starts when an explicit threat is found and there is proof the suspect has the means to carry it out.
“If someone exhibits what we call alarming behaviour then what happens is the protocol is implemented,” Hufnagel said. “The partners work together to ensure things are safe for everyone and the appropriate investigation occurs and subsequent follow-up.”