District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis participated in the Dallas School District monthly safety meeting in April. The district meets each month with local law enforcement, fire officials and emergency responders. Salavantis spoke to the group about the role of the district dttorney in the event of a school emergency and how the district attorney’s office can be a resource to schools. Tanisha Jagoe from Luzerne County EMA reviewed the expectations of the agency and the role it serves in the event of a school emergency. Shown are attendees of the Dallas School District’s April Safety meeting. From left, first row, are Jackie Degnan, home school visitor; Tom Traver, Dallas Elementary principal; Thomas Duffy, Dallas School District superintendent; Stefanie Salavantis, Luzerne County District Attorney; Riann Decesaris, Salary & Benefits Coordinator; and Chris Gallagher, Director of Buildings & Grounds. Back row, Jason Rushmer, Dallas High School principal; Alan Pugh, AMP Global Strategies; Garret Rain, Rain Public Planning; John Jorda, Misericordia University security chief; Andrea Dennis, director of Special Education; Bob Bradshaw, Contingency Management Group; Brian Bradshaw, Wycallis Elementary principal; Jack Wega, Dallas Federal Programs; Tanisha Jagoe, Luzerne County EMA; Harry Vivian, Dallas Township Fire Department chief; Jeffrey Shaffer, Dallas Middle School principal; Doug Higgins, Dallas Township Police Department chief; and Michael Dessoye, Luzerne County chief detective.
