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Webpage

COVID-19 Resources for Schools, Students, and Families

Department of Education

This webpage provides information on federal resources available to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students and staff and maintain safe in-person learning environments.

Webpage

Preventing and Responding to Bias and Hate Incidents in K-12 Educational Settings: A Toolkit for School and Community Leaders

Department of Justice

This toolkit provides school and community leaders with information and strategies to create safe and inclusive learning environments free of harassment and discrimination. It includes best practices to facilitate difficult conversations and equip schools to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to bias and hate incidents.

Training Program

Preparing to Reunify Students With Families and Guardians Before, During, and After a School Emergency

Department of Education

This training course has been developed to help schools plan for family reunification before, during, and after an emergency. It covers how schools and school districts can develop, train, and mobilize reunification teams; how to implement tangible on-site and off-site reunification plans; and considerations to incorporate in a Family Reunification Annex.

Fact Sheet

Psychological First Aid: How to Help Students Recover After a Personal, Community, or School-Based Emergency

Department of Education

This fact sheet explores the goals of Psychological First Aid (PFA) models; outlines when and how schools can implement PFA, including considerations to keep in mind when implementing; and describes the type of training school staff need to use this strategy effectively.

Webpage

School Climate Measurement

Department of Education

This webpage provides information and resources on school climate measurement to support schools in capturing data that can help identify school needs, set goals, and track progress toward school climate improvement.

Guidance

How to Talk to Youth about Human Trafficking: A Guide for Youth Caretakers and Individuals Working with Youth

Department of Homeland Security, 2022

This guide can be used by any adult who is a caretaker of a youth or individuals who work with youth through formal or informal programming. It includes information about what human trafficking is, how to recognize it among youth, tips for talking to youth about general exploitation, information about building life skills that may help prevent youth from being trafficked, and reporting options if you suspect a youth is affected by human trafficking or being exploited.

Report

Study of State Policies to Prohibit Aiding and Abetting Sexual Misconduct in Schools

Department of Education, 2022

This report shares findings from a study that examined states’ development and implementation of laws and policies to prohibit aiding and abetting educator sexual misconduct in schools. It describes the challenges states have encountered in implementing the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Section 8546 and how they have addressed these challenges.

Report

Law Enforcement Agencies that Employ School Resource Officers, 2019

Department of Justice, 2022

This report presents statistics about school resource officers, based on data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools agency survey. The report provides data on the agencies that employ school resource officers and demographics of the officers. It also describes the policies related to school resource officers, including law enforcement, mentoring, and teaching duties performed; hiring processes; and required training.

Survey

School Climate Survey Compendium: Federal Surveys

Department of Education

This compendium provides several school climate surveys administered by federal agencies for states, districts, and schools looking for additional school climate data and/or items to assess school climate.

Tool

Safe and Sound Student Club Program Kit

Third Party, 2019

This kit provides service project ideas and guidance to help students organize their own Safe and Sound Student Club, explore school safety ideas, and implement actionable school safety service projects in their community.