UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State University Police and Public Safety remains operational during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the department is offering public safety programming for students and employees virtually?University-wide.
The department will begin hosting?four?Zoom sessions?each week?beginning May 4.?Two?sessions?each week?will?cover?Penn State’s Active Attacker Response Program, which follows the Run, Hide, Fight model created by the city of Houston, Texas. The run, hide, fight concept is endorsed at the local, state and federal levels, including by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.?Two?sessions each week?will be?open?Q&A?sessions where?police officers will?answer public safety questions from Penn?State?students and employees.
“We are fully committed to continuing our engagement with our?community,” said Officer Michelle?Beckenbaugh, Community Oriented Policing Unit coordinator. “The Zoom sessions?are?opportunities?for Penn State community members to learn about public safety preparedness and ask any public safety questions while helping us stay connected with the community that we serve and the community that we are a part of.”
Participants should register?with a Penn State email address?in advance. Space is limited.?Register here for the Active Attacker Response Program.?Register here for the open public safety?Q&A session.
Registration is currently open for sessions between May 4 and May 27. New sessions will be added throughout the summer.
“The importance of public safety does not end while students and most employees are studying and working remotely, therefore it is important for us to reach our community members where they are in order to continue educational opportunities related to public safety,” said Penn State Police Chief Joseph?Milek.
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