COLUMBUS, Ohio —Attorney General Dave Yost (R-Ohio) is teaming up with the Secret Service to roll out a new training series that teaches the signs that could lead to violent acts.

“This can’t just be a teacher thing, this can’t just be a cop thing, it can’t just be a guidance counselor thing,” said Yost. “This is multidisciplinary. It requires lots of people, which includes parents.”

Yost says schools need to take a holistic approach — starting with bullying prevention, early intervention, and family resources dealing with trauma outside a school’s control.

Superintendent Joe Knoll, of Marlington Local Schools, agrees.

“To me, it’s the hardening vs. heartening piece. The hardening piece is what can we do to put more security in our schools. More SROs possibly might be the answer, but to me it’s the heartening piece — making connections with kids, and getting resources to our kids and our parents.”

But who exactly is paying for these trainings?

“Thanks to the General Assembly, who had appropriated $12 million in school safety grant funding in the current budget, we have $2 million that the legislature earmarked for training,” Yost said.

The whole training video program takes about three hours and is available to the public at the Ohio Attorney General website.

The Secret Service hopes more states will follow in Ohio’s footsteps.

To watch the training videos, visit the Ohio Attorney General website.