Resources

Alabama

• Managing a School Crisis (2014)
• Sample Crisis Plan (2017)

Alaska

• Crisis Response

Arizona

• School Health & Safety
  • School Safety Program
    • Tools & Resources
      • School Safety Program Guidance Manual
      • Intergovernmental Agreement

Arkansas

• School Safety
• School Safety Laws & Rules
  • Emergency Plans & Drills
    • Terrorist Attacks-School District Emergency Plans
    • Safe School Initiative Act
  • Firearms
    • Gun-Free Schools Act (pdf)
    • Concealment of Guns, Drugs or Contraband on School Campuses

California

• Safe Schools Planning
  • Compliance Tool for Comprehensive School Safety Plans (pdf)
    • Education Code sections 32280-32289
  • School Safety Elements and Resources
  • Improving Collaboration on School Safety Issues
• Safe Schools
  • Crisis Preparedness
    • Active Shooter
      • School Emergency Planning & Safety Including Resources for Administrators & Classrooms

Colorado

• School Safety Resource Center
  • Colorado School Safety Legislation
    • HB1269 – Parent Notice for Student and Safety Protection
    • HB10-1336 – Colorado School Safety Resource Center Funding and Expenditures
    • HB08-1267 – First Responder School Mapping Pilot
    • HB07-1059 – School Security Infrastructure
    • SB151 – Colorado Department of Education Bullying Policies Research
  • CCSRC Tools and Templates
    • Claire Davis School Safety Act
    • School Safety Requirements from the Safe Schools Act (CRS 22.32.109.1) & CSSRC Recommendations
    • Resource Mapping Toolkit and Positive School Climate Action Plan Template, Updated January 2020 (Compiled by CSSRC)
    • Essentials of School Threat Assessment: Preventing Targeted School Violence
  • Statistics & Research
    • Needs Assessment Survey Results: Emergency Plan Operations (pdf)
    • Colorado Department of Education Data & Accountability
    • Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in the U.S.
    • Education Commission of the States

Connecticut

• Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection (DESPP) Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEMHS)
  • School Safety and Security
    • Public Act 13-3 (pdf)
    • School Plan Standards (pdf)
    • School Security Competitive Grant Program
    • School Safety Infrastructure Council
    • Child Emergency Preparedness Resources
    • Connecticut Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) – If You See Something, Say Something!

Delaware

• School Safety Laws/Regulations
• Delaware’s Role in Ensuring School Safety
• Guns in Schools in Delaware (Giffords Law Center)

Florida

• Florida Office of Safe Schools
  • Public Safety Chapter 2018-3, Laws of Florida

Georgia

• School Safety and Health Resource Guide
  • School Safety Resource Center
    • Emergency Preparedness and Response

Hawaii

• Safety at School
  • Chapter 19
  • Be Cool and Keep Our Schools Safe
• Emergencies
  • Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

Idaho

• Safe and Drug Free Schools
  • Idaho Code 33-1631

Illinois

• Ready Illinois School/Campus – Resources
  • Illinois Terrorism Task Force School Safety Working Group
    • Communication Tips for School Threats
    • Recommendations of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force Safety Working Group

Indiana

• School Safety Hub
• School Safety Requirements And Best Practices

Iowa

• Emergency Operations Planning
• STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program

Kansas

• Kansas Safe and Secure Schools Unit
  • STOP School Violence Grant (pdf)
  • Planning Resources
    • Optional 1-page Grab and Go Template (pdf)
    • DHS Say Something Poster (pdf)
  • Free Online Courses
    • IS-907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do

Kentucky

• Safe Schools
• School Safety and Resiliency Act
  • State School Security Marshal
  • Kentucky Center for School Safety
  • School Resource Officers
    • KRS 158.4412
    • Alert: Active Shooter Training for School Staff
    • DHS: Active Shooter Emergency Action Plan Video
    • Explore Secure: How to Survive an Active Shooter or Terrorist Attack – Animation
    • Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training: Active Shooter Training for Kentucky Educators
• Safe Schools Data collection and Reporting
  • Training Resources
    • Safe Schools Data Standard Overview PowerPoint (pdf)
    • Safe Schools Data Standard Webinar Series
  • Safe Schools Annual Statistical Report
    • 2018-19 Safe Schools Annual Statistical Report (pdf)
    • 2017-18 Safe Schools Annual Statistical Report (pdf)
    • 2016-17 Safe Schools Annual Statistical Report (pdf)
• District and Public School Building Emergency Management Plans
• Regulations and Statues
  • Senate Bill 1 (2019) (pdf)
  • Senate Bill 8/House Bill 354 (2013) (pdf)
  • KRS 158.444 – Local assessment of school safety and school discipline (pdf)
  • KRS 158.162 – Mandatory adoption of emergency response plan (pdf)

Louisiana

• School Climate
• Louisiana School and Campus Safety Study Group (pdf)
• Louisiana Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations (pdf)

Maine

• School Security
  • Leadership, planning and practice
  • School Security Emergency Operations glossary
• Maine DOE School Safety Site
  • Playground Safety Handbook (pdf)
  • Resources in aftermath of tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School
  • Restraints & Seclusion

Maryland

• Emergency Planning for School Systems and Schools
• Code of Maryland Regulations 13A.02.02.01-.04 (pdf)
• Emergency Plans
  • Emergency Planning Guidelines for Local School Systems and Schools Updated October 2017 (pdf)
• Resources
  • School Violence Prevention

Massachusetts

• Safe & Supportive Schools
  • Emergency Management in Schools
    • School Resource Officer (SRO) Model Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – pdf
    • Laws & Regulations
      • An Act Relative to the Reduction of Gun Violence Bill H. 4376, Section 7
    • Resources
      • Emergency Operations Planning (EOP)
        • Action Item Worksheet (Texas) (pdf)
      • Positive Learning Environment
        • The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
  • Safe and Supportive Schools Commission
  • Safe and Supportive Schools Framework and Self-Reflection Tool (pdf)

Michigan

• News
  • University of Michigan to Host National Center for School Safety, Gun Violence Prevention
  • Michigan high school designed to reduce impact of mass shootings
  • Michigan doesn’t track school security – or fund safety office it created
• Final Recommendations of The School Safety Task Force (2018) (pdf)

Minnesota

• Ensuring Safe and Supportive Schools
  • School and Staff Resources: School Safety
    • Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States of America (pdf)
    • Minnesota School Safety Center in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety
  • Safe and Supportive Schools Act
• The Economic Cost of Gun Violence in Minnesota: A Business Case for Action (pdf)

Mississippi

• School Safety / Division of School Safety
  • School Safety Links
    • National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)
    • Mississippi Association of School Resource Officers (MASRO)
  • Active Shooter Response Training (pdf)

Missouri

• Missouri School Boards’ Association Center for Education Safety
• Missouri Governor’s School Safety Task Force – Final Report (2019) (pdf)
• Safe Schools Act
  • Violence Prevention Programs, State Aid
  • Weapons Definition
  • Weapons Offense

Montana

• Active Shooter Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
• Universal
  • Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) Coordinator
  • Montana Safety Rubric (pdf)
  • US Homeland security (Site Assessment Assistance) (pdf)
• Intensive
  • About School Shootings: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)(pdf)
  • Ready.gov
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FEMA multi-hazard planning for schools
  • Department of Justice: Federal Bureau of Investigation: Active Shooter Resources
  • I love u guys Foundation
    • Standard Response Protocol K12 Training (pdf)
    • SRP K12 Operational Guidance (pdf)
    • SRP PK2 Pre-K to Second Grade (pdf)
    • SRP V2 What’s New in Version 2 (pdf)
  • REMS

Nebraska

• Nebraska School Safety – Department of Education
  • Model MOU Security Agencies – updated 12.2.19 (pdf)
  • Model SRO MOU updated 12.2.2019 (pdf)
  • Threat Assessment Brochure
  • Nebraska Safety & Security Standards (pdf)
  • Safety & Security Standards Self-Assessment (pdf)
  • Safety & Security Standards Technical Assistance Guide (Best Practices) (pdf)
  • Security Assessments in Schools
    • NDE Security Self-Assessment 
  • Standard Response Protocol
    • Contact: Jolene Palmer: jolene.palmer@nebraska.gov
  • State Statutes

Nevada

• School Violence Prevention in Nevada
• Nevada Statewide School Safety Task Force (pdf)

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire School Safety Preparedness Task Force 2018 Report (pdf)
• New Hampshire School Safety Resources

New Jersey

• School Preparedness and Emergency Planning
  • The New Jersey School Security Task Force Report and Recommendations (pdf)
  • Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities (pdf)
  • New Jersey School Boards Association School Security Task Force Final Report

New Mexico

• Planning for Safe Schools in New Mexico (pdf)

New York

• New York State Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)
  • Framework for Safe and Successful School Environments (pdf)
  • School Safety Plans
    • District-Wide Safety Plan Self-Assessment Checklist (word)
    • Quick Guide to Emergency Response Planning Requirements in Education Law (pdf)
    • School Safety Contacts
    • The Government Accountability Office releases testimony regarding: Emergency management: Status of School Districts’ Planning and Preparedness (pdf)
  • School Violence Prevention and Intervention
    • Training Providers

North Carolina

• Center for Safer Schools
  • School Resource Officers
  • NC Task Force for Safer Schools
  • SPK UP Flyer (pdf)

North Dakota

• School Safety/Security
• CCSSO School Safety Repository
• School Safety 50 State Comparison
• Article 67-29 Armed First Responder Program (pdf)

Ohio

• Safer Schools Ohio
  • Emergency Management Test
  • School Safety Plans
    • Updated Sample Safety Plan (docx)
    • Guide for Submitting Floor Plans (docx)
    • Model School Site Plans (docx)
    • Preview GAP Analysis Tool (pdf)

Oklahoma

• Prevention Services

• Safe Schools Guide: Selected Strategies and Resources (pdf)

Oregon

• Oregon Task Force on School Safety 2019 Report (pdf)

Pennsylvania

• Safe Schools
• School Safety Task Force Report (pdf)

Rhode Island

• Bullying & School Violence
• Emergency Preparedness
  • Rhode Island School Emergency Procedures Toolkit (pdf)
  • 2016 School Assessment: All Hazards Site Safety Report (docx)

South Carolina

• South Carolina School Safety
  • Intruder/Active Shooter Resources
    • Be Ready: Active Shooter Resources

South Dakota

• Safe, Gun and Drug Free Schools
  • Unsafe School Choice Option Policy (docx)
  • Glossary (docx)
  • Statistical Digest
    • Profile data 2019 (xls)

Tennessee

• School Safety
  • Safe Schools Act (grant information)
  • School Resource Officers (SROs) Programs
    • School Safety Advocacy Council (Massachusetts / National)
    • SRO’s Defined (pdf)
    • Employment Standards for School Resource Officers (pdf)
• Annual Report from the Office of Safe & Supportive Schools (2020) (pdf)
• School Security Assessment Process (pdf)

Texas

• School and Firearm Safety Action Plan (pdf)
• Chapter 37 – Safe Schools
• School Safety
  • Senate Bill 11
  • House Bill 18
  • House Bill 19
  • House Bill 906
• Texas School Safety Center
  • School Violence

Utah

• Supporting Safe and Positive Utah Schools
  • Emergency Guidelines for Parents & Guardians (pdf)

Vermont

• Vermont School Crisis Guide (pdf)
• Report on School Safety Best Practices (pdf)
• Vermont Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations (pdf)

Virginia

• Division & School Safety
  • Reports & Requirements
    • School Safety Survey
      • K12 Resources and Curriculum
      • K12 Publications and Resources
        • School Safety Audit Checklist (pdf)
        • 2018 Virginia School and Division Safety Survey Results (pdf)
        • Virginia School Safety Audit Infographic (pdf)
        • School Safety Inspection Checklist (pdf)
        • Guidance on School Safety Inspection Checklist (pdf)

Washington

• School Safety Center
  • Safety Planning Toolkit
  • Resource Library
    • Active Shooter Preparedness
      • Active Shooter: An Overview (pdf)
  • School Resource Officer Program
  • School Safety State Laws

West Virginia

• Safe and Supportive Schools
  • Resources and Initiatives for Safe and Supportive Schools
    • Framework
• Safe Schools Toolkit
  • Crisis Prevention and Response Template (pdf)
  • Template Overview and Instructions (pdf)

Wisconsin

• School Safety Resources (WDOJ)
  • Wisconsin Threat Assessment Protocol (pdf)
• Comprehensive School Security Framework (WDOJ) (pdf)
• Safe Schools (Dept of Public Instruction)

Wyoming

• School Safety Guidance (pdf)