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What Happens When There is a Potential Threat Against Your Child’s School? Behind the Scenes with Police and District Safety Personnel
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Threats of any kind against a school are always taken seriously, even if the threat is considered non-credible, from out of state, or even originating in another country.
On this episode of the Supercast, we go behind the scenes with police and District safety personnel to find out what happens when a threat is reported or uncovered. Hear about the immediate steps that are taken, and how we work closely with local law enforcement to keep students, teachers, and staff safe.
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[Music]Anthony Godfrey:
Hello and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. Threats of any kind against a school are always taken seriously, even if the threat is not considered credible, comes from out of state, or originates in another country.
On this episode of the Supercast, we go behind the scenes with police and district safety personnel to find out what happens when a threat is reported or uncovered. Hear about the immediate steps that are taken, and how we work closely with local law enforcement to keep students, teachers, and staff safe.
[music]We're talking now with two of the experts that we work with anytime that we have a school threat. Please let's start by having you introduce yourselves.
Cody Stromberg:
I'm Cody Stromberg. I'm the Deputy Chief of Police for Herriman City.
Matt Alvernaz:
I'm Matt Alvernaz, the new School Safety Coordinator for Jordan School District.
Anthony Godfrey:
And tell me a little bit about your career path that brought you to this point.
Cody Stromberg:
Sure, I started my career back in 2006, worked in Sandy City and then for the Unified Police Department. I was assigned to Herriman City in 2011, and I've been there ever since. Working for the Unified Police Department and doing community policing in which I was intimately involved with a lot of our school projects, crossings, safe walk routes, school evacuations and reunifications, and all of those types of activities. And then when the Harriman City Police Department separated from Unified Police in 2018, I went over there as a lieutenant in charge of our operations division. And I'm now the deputy chief where I oversee 55 full-time and over 60 part-time employees.
Anthony Godfrey:
We're very grateful for your assistance day-to-day and in the case of emergency, of course. And thank you very much for taking the time to be here.
Cody Stromberg:
Of course. Thanks for having me.
Anthony Godfrey:
If you have to stand up in the middle of the podcast and leap into action, I will understand.
Cody Stromberg:
They don't usually call me unless something really bad happens. So I think we're safe.
Anthony Godfrey:
Let's hope there are no calls.
Cody Stromberg:
Yeah.
Matt Alvernaz:
His days of leaping are over.
Anthony Godfrey:
Okay. Okay, that's good. Matt, talk a little bit about what brought you here.
Matt Alvernaz:
So I'll be brief on my background. I started with the Army. I did four and a half years there. Got out in 2009. Started with the San Diego Police Department, worked about seven years there. And decided to move the family to Utah. And it's been good. We started with the Saratoga Springs Police Department. And I got into the schools, working as a school resource officer. An opportunity opened up to kind of blend the two with this newfound love of the education side mixed with the law enforcement side and real big concerns of school safety. So it's a great opportunity and I appreciate you guys bringing me on board.
Anthony Godfrey:
Well, we're thrilled to have you, and Matt we're going to have you back on the podcast to talk more about your position and what's involved and your journey here. But thank you for your time today. Tell me about some of t