CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Kristina Anderson, a survivor of the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech University, spoke at a Safe Schools Summit at Clarion University on Monday evening.
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Anderson, who suffered two gunshot wounds and a third wound from a ricocheted bullet, is now an international advocate in the fields of bystander intervention, active shooter response, and violence prevention within schools, workplaces, and public spaces.
She founded the Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools, a non-profit that provides training on the prevention of school and workplace violence, education on active shooter preparedness, and consultation on post-crisis recovery.
Anderson focused on the things made the situation during the shooting worse, as well as the things made the situation better than it might otherwise have been, noting that the Virginia Tech campus was caught by surprise after missing warning signs.
She spoke on how individuals in a school or workplace should learn to recognize possible warning signs of something negative about to occur, what to do when they do see such signs, and where they should report their concerns.
Anderson also shared her first-hand experience with the way trauma affects victims.
Traveling extensively within the United States and Canada, Anderson has spent a great deal of time spreading her message about the importance of preparedness and joint training between citizens, educators, law enforcement, emergency managers, and first responders.
She co-founded LiveSafe, a mobile technology communication platform, used by over 100 college campuses, corporations, and hospitals for sharing safety-related information.
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