Giving Compass' Take:

· According to The Hill, the Secret Service wants to share its expertise in gathering information and assessing the risk of students to prevent further mass shootings in schools. 

· What signs should administrators look for to identify troubled students? How can schools create an effective prevention plan?

· Here are three simple steps you can take to address deadly mass shootings.

The Secret Service is looking to share its expertise in identifying would-be assassins with school districts in hopes of thwarting future mass shootings by students.

The agency earlier this month began sharing an eight-step operational guide with local school districts, in direct response to concerns raised by the recent mass shootings in Parkland, Fla., and Santa Fe, Texas.

“It gives you step-by-step actionable activities that schools can take that standardize the process that can identify students who might be in distress or exhibiting concerning behavior,” explained Lina Alathari, chief of the Secret Service’s Threat Assessment Team.

She added the information being shared with schools also included "how to gather information from multiple sources and assess the risk the student pose for engaging in not only harm against the school, but also possible harm to themselves."

Read the full article about preventing mass shootings by Alison Spann at The Hill.