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Advanced Active Shooter Training Partnership Announced
Advanced Active Shooter Training Partnership Announced.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n GREENVILLE, Wis. and RALEIGH, N.C.,, Jan. 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (\"School Specialty\", \"SSI\" or \"the Company\"), and North Carolina State University’s Office of Professional Development, a unit of the McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education, jointly announced today that it will offer CEUs and certified transcripts for the SSI Guardian Advanced Active Shooter Training program. Chip Futrell, Director of Continuing and Professional Education commented, “We look no further than today’s headlines to see why this training is desperately needed. Our search for a training partner led us to SSI Guardian, a subsidiary of School Specialty, Inc. --they have set the new standard with their Ph.D.-authored, evidence-based curriculum, professional instruction model and curriculum mapping. The professional qualifications of their instructors clearly make the program stand out from others. Premier credentialed and specialized security experts, paired with academics, ensure educational integrity.”\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n The training’s content has been reviewed and approved by the NC State University Police Department. Futrell added, “In SSI Guardian, we have a partner who exceeds our rigorous academic standards, and continues our policy of thinking nationally and acting locally as this training is offered throughout the United States.” “With this announcement, NC State again leads the nation in bringing critically needed information to those who need it most,” commented SSI Guardian President Michael A. Yorio. “SSI Guardian needed a partner who possessed not only a top-drawer academic reputation, but demonstrated expertise in education and training on a national level. We found that NC State has set the national standard in land grant research, continuing education and extension activity. Their history has been providing teaching, research and extension that truly make a difference. They now are leading the way in keeping our children and teachers safe.” Alice Warren, Vice Provost for Continuing Education, noted, “We were impressed that research is at the core of the Guardian program.  They do not teach opinion or emotion, nor do they guess....