COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 119

June 15, 2007

INFORMATIONAL

TO:	Division Superintendents
FROM:	Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT:	2007 Virginia School Safety Conference

The 2007 Virginia School Safety Conference will be held August 6-9, 2007, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, VA. The conference is being sponsored collaboratively by the Virginia Center for School Safety in the Department of Criminal Justice Services, the Department of Education, Virginia State Police and the Governors Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (GOSAP). Conference attendance will provide a wealth of information for anyone interested in the most current school safety issues and concerns.

Detailed information and registration for the conference are available through the Virginia Center for School Safetys Web site: http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/vcss/conferences/2007SchoolSafetyConference.cfm.

Questions about the conference may be addressed to Donna Bowman, Director of the Virginia Center for School Safety at 804-371-6506 or by e-mail: donna.bowman@dcjs.virginia.gov.

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