Threat Management
Threat management is a behavioral approach to violence prevention that focuses on threats and other forms of student conflict before they escalate into violent behavior. The threat management team uses a problem-solving team approach to evaluate the risk of violence posed by someone and to intervene and resolve the issues that underlie the threatening behavior.
The goal of all school safety efforts is to prevent violence or harm to members of the school community. Threat
management uses a methodology that identifies students exhibiting threatening or other concerning behavior,
gathers information to assess the risk of harm to themselves or others, and identifies appropriate interventions
to prevent violence and promote successful outcomes. The process applies a non-punitive assessment to
distinguish between innocuous and serious situations. The aim of the threat management process is to intervene
at the earliest stage to provide assistance to students and to alter or disrupt concerning behavior for the benefit
of the student and school.
The School District of Lee County (District) is continuing to take steps to protect our children and employees from threats or violence in our schools. In 2018, the Florida Legislature passed and the governor signed into law the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. In July 2024, the Florida Legislature passed and the governor signed into law a statewide, Florida-specific threat management operational process.The District established and amended policies and procedures for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the management of and intervention with individuals whose behavior poses a threat to the safety of the school community.