Step Into the Light

Sandy Austin is the founder of B.I.O.N.I.C., an international organization that supports and encourages students facing challenging times. Sandy was one of the school counselors most involved with the 1999 Columbine school shooting tragedy and helped with three other school shootings. She was President of the Colorado School Counselor Association twice and past American School Counselor Association's Facilitator of the Crisis Professional Interest Network. Sandy has authored three books, and speaks throughout the country on subjects such as bullying, school shootings, and suicide. Join us as Sandy talks about the motivation behind the creation of BIONIC and the impact the organization has had on schools in teaching students, from kindergarten through college age, how to demonstrate caring and compassion by identifying and addressing needs of those around them.