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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.

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.

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.

This article shares findings from a study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence who partnered with educators in Colorado middle schools to implement and evaluate the Safe Communities Safe Schools model. Researchers examined the ability of schools to implement the model as designed, as well as whether the model affects school climate and student behavior at school.

This report includes data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey and is part of the National Center for Education Statistics' Condition of Education report, which contains key indicators on the condition of education in the United States from prekindergarten through postsecondary.

This downloadable fact sheet provides strategies for forming partnerships and communicating with families and guardians, and for including them in efforts to develop, enhance, and maintain high-quality school emergency operations plans.

This two-day training course provides the operational-level details to support many of the topics covered in the Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents – Partnering Rural Law Enforcement and the Local School Systems awareness-level course. It provides content instruction, develops concept-specific skills, and provides opportunities for law enforcement, school personnel, and community stakeholders to collaboratively apply the course objectives in scenario-based applications. Topics covered in this course include all-hazards planning, preparedness, response, and recovery; vulnerability assessments; threat assessment management; and scenario-based activities.

This web-based training course provides rural law enforcement officials and school personnel information and training tools to be better prepared to actively work together to make all school systems and school buildings safer and more secure.

This article shares recommendations for food safety items to include on your shopping list to keep school lunches safe and protect children from foodborne illness.

This toolkit offers simple strategies and guidance K-12 schools and school districts can use to implement and enhance safety reporting programs and encourage bystander reporting among students and other members of the school community.