Charlottesville City Schools

At Charlottesville City Schools, we use an evidenced-based system to evaluate threats to school safety called threat assessments. The threat assessment process is not designed to be adversarial or punitive, but to be a fair, objective, reasonable and timely approach to prevent violence or harm to self or others, where possible. 

Threat Assessment Teams are required at all Virginia schools and are used nationwide. This FBI-developed practice helps schools understand and investigate a threat. The majority of threats to others are not a genuine expression of intent to harm. And most threats are “threats to self,” which we also take seriously.

Each Charlottesville school has a threat assessment team that can draw upon the resources of school administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and others. A police officer is also required to be a part of a full threat assessment team, and we work collaboratively with the Charlottesville Police Department to fulfill this requirement. 

For more information, contact:

Jodie Murphy, Mental Wellness Coordinator

(434) 245-2652

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