> School Safety Resource Guide: Planning and Practices Guides

 

Building on the Best, Learning From What Works
American Federation of Teachers report on five promising discipline and violence prevention programs.

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
Presents a summary of the research on violence prevention and intervention and crisis response in schools.

Learning First Alliance
Learning First Alliance concludes that four core elements are necessary to create and maintain schools as safe and supportive places of learning.

Practical Guide for Crisis Response in Our Schools
Available for purchase from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
Checklists from the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Safe and Secure: Guides to Creating Safer Schools
A series of guidebooks intended to build a foundation of information that will assist schools and school districts in developing safe learning environments.

Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide
Offers guidelines for school safety and was also co-authored by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice.

School Security and Crisis Planning Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Terrorism
A guide provided by National School Safety and Security Services.

Thinking the Unthinkable: Preparing Schools for Terrorism, Violence and Natural Disasters
A good source on state legislation with regard to protecting schools.

 

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