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Welcome
Educators as Peacemakers
Spirit of Safety (S.O.S.) Conference
Violence Prevention in Schools, Colleges, and Universities


Thank you for your interest in the Spirit of Safety (S.O.S.)
Conference sponsored by the College of Lifelong Learning
at Jackson State University. The members of the conference
committee are working hard to plan an informative
conference to share information on violence prevention,
strategies to avoid violent incidents; intervention, strategies
to carry out during a violent situation; and supervention,
strategies to address the outcomes of violence in schools,
colleges, and universities. The goals of the Spirit of Safety
(S.O.S.) Conference are twofold: to help educators,
counselors, paraprofessionals, school administrators, school
security officers, law enforcement, youth service providers,
social workers, government officials, and parents develop
positive character and behaviors in youths for a violence-
free world; to improve responses to violence should it
occur.

Objectives of the Spirit of Safety (S.O.S.) Conference
• Share practical ideas and research-based strategies from
local and national experts to promote violence-free
educational environments.

• Increase awareness of prevention, intervention, and
supervention efforts to reduce risk factors for violence in
schools.

• Provide accurate and useful information to persons who
have protective and safety responsibilities in schools,
colleges, and universities to help prevent incidents of school-
based violence.

Join us at the Hilton Hotel and Convention Center in
Jackson, Mississippi on November 10-12, 2008, for the
Spirit of Safety (S.O.S.) Conference. We are confident that
we have some of the very best presenters in the field of
school violence prevention at this conference. You will not
want to miss the opportunity to learn new strategies that can
make a difference in your school and community. This
website contains current information on the Spirit of Safety
Conference. As new information is confirmed, this website
will be updated, so keep a check on our progress toward
bringing you the very best. Should you have any questions,
please call Will Jones at 601-432-6879.

See you there!

Conference Committee