Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville plays host to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Attorney General Josh Kaul kicked-off a series of of 11 Behavioral Threat Assessment Management trainings around the state Thursday morning.

Kaul says the training is designed to provide school administrators, school mental health professionals, security personnel, community partners, and law enforcement with an understanding of why threat assessment is an important part of violence prevention in schools.

Kaul says the goal of the course is to educate the public on threatening or potentially concerning behaviors and where to report them, providing an opportunity for intervention to prevent targeted violence from occurring.

Additional BTAM trainings are taking place in Pewaukee, Whitewater, Fennimore, West Salem, Portage, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Gillett, Tomahawk, Chippewa Falls, and Turtle Lake.