Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety will host a live virtual learning opportunity for school safety partners. Participants will learn from FBI and state leaders about recent trends in worrisome online student behavior, improving understanding and intervention opportunities. This training is offered Feb. 25 as part of a webinar series (school partners can select the Feb. 25 date when registering) and again as a stand-alone webinar March 13.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) investigates domestic terrorism cases which include the rapidly emerging threat posed by Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE). Driven by a hatred of society at large, NVEs use or threaten force or violence to further their desire to bring about society's collapse by sowing indiscriminate chaos, destruction, and social instability. Some NVE crimes include targeting vulnerable, underage populations across the United States and the globe, and using online social media communication platforms to groom or coerce victims into producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or self-mutilation content. In addition, they can utilize swatting/hoax threats, doxing, and extortion. NVEs can also encourage mass attacks such as school shootings. This training will provide an overview of the NVE threat as well as key indicators that can be used for identifying potential NVE victims and offenders.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CST
Friday, March 13 | 9:30–11:00 a.m. CST
Please see the webinar flyer for more information and registration links.