A two-day workshop for classroom teachers and other school employees that offered training in conflict management, self-defense, classroom security, and how to stop bleeding was held recently at Penn State Brandywine, writes Kathleen Carey for the Delaware County News Network.

The program – “Teacher Safety Workshop: Protecting Those Who Protect Our Children” – was sponsored by Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun Copeland and State Sen. Tom McGarrigle of Springfield.

“We’re in an era where we don’t have the luxury of living in an ivory tower,” Copeland said. “We don’t have the luxury of sticking our head in the sand when it comes to the risks that our nation faces regarding our school safety, regarding (teachers’) safety, regarding our students’ safety.”

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Copeland said the idea for the workshop emerged after teachers approached her office with the request to host such an event.

McGarrigle noted that $60 million had been placed into this year’s state budget specifically for school safety. He also said he secured $500,000 so that safety audits can be performed on more than 100 private, public, and parochial school buildings in Delaware County.

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