Mr. Craig Bessent has been a Texas educator for 38 year and recently has been the driving force in securing school safety personnel for his district. He assists with and creates school safety training in the community with local law enforcement. He collaborates with law enforcement departments across the state of Texas to provide school safety training and uses his training to provide evidence-based practices. Mr. Bessent served as a member of Governor Abbott’s Roundtable on School Safety and as an advisor to the Texas Senate and House of Representatives on safety in schools and homeland security. Mr. Bessent has been the guiding force in school districts adopting a school safety program and employing school marshals. Wylie ISD is grateful for the program he has developed to keep the students and staff safe.
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Integration and Implementation of Texas House Bill 3; "Armed Security Requirement"
Learners will become more knowledgeable in the qualifications, requirements, and law enforcement powers of Texas School Marshal.
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will better understand the requirements of Texas House Bill 3.
- Attendees will learn the training, certification, and powers of the Texas School Marshal.
- Attendees will learn strategies to develop a HB 3 compliant department.
- Attendees from other states will learn valuable models for school safety.
Participant Outcomes
- Participants will be able to explain the desired outcomes of Texas House Bill 3.
- Participants will be able to describe the training, certification and powers of the Texas School Marshal.
- Participants will learn how to develop a hybrid security program with existing resources.
- Participants will be exposed to tier one tactical training.