school and from the community moving forward? well, often in the wake of an attack there s increased police presence at the school in the initial days. it s best to give people a sense of safety. the teachers themselves may need to talk it through with each other, their loved ones, maybe seek professional help, again, if that seems warranted. they need the administration to be there for them. if the school does not have a threat assessment system in place to investigate warning signs of potential violence, the school and the community should make sure that s a priority. so i want to real quickly let you know according to cnn affiliates wjrt and wxrt, the copycat threats have been rising. why do scenarios like this seem to trigger a ripple effect? and normally is there a gauge of how often any of those copycat