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SchoolSafety.gov provides resources, like guidance, training, and fact sheets, to help schools create and maintain a safe learning environment.

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Video

No Escape Room

Third Party, 2024

This interactive film follows the story of a 15-year-old boy's exploitation online. It is intended to raise awareness of how quickly and easily children can fall victim to online exploitation by challenging parents to try to navigate the situation themselves. The video also includes resources on sextortion.

Guidance

Mitigating Harm from Violent Visual Content

Department of Homeland Security, 2024

This resource provides guidance to help communities, families, and individuals understand and cope with violent images, videos, and other disturbing content after an act of targeted violence or terrorism.

Webpage

Bullying Prevention

Department of Health and Human Services

This website provides information on bullying and offers prevention strategies and resources for schools and parents.

Webpage

Back-To-School Cybersecurity Tips

Third Party

This webpage includes examples of typical back-to-school cyber scams and tips to help students stay safe online.

Guidance

Additional Strategies that May Be Used to Minimize Infectious Disease Transmission in Schools during Times of Elevated Illness Activity

Department of Health and Human Services

This guidance outlines strategies schools can consider in addition to everyday prevention actions when there is a higher level of illness in the school community.

Guidance

Planning for Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics

Department of Health and Human Services

This resource provides information to help schools plan for what to do before, during, and after an infectious disease event.

Fact Sheet

Help Your Child’s School Prevent the Spread of Infections

Department of Health and Human Services, 2024

This fact sheet shares ways parents can help their child's school stop the spread of germs.

Guidance

When Students or Staff are Sick

Department of Health and Human Services, 2024

This resource provides strategies to help schools slow the spread of infectious diseases when children or staff become ill.

Guidance

Everyday Actions for Schools to Prevent and Control the Spread of Infections

Department of Health and Human Services, 2024

This guidance outlines routine actions and strategies to help keep students healthy by minimizing the spread of infections in school settings.

Guidance

Preventing Spread of Infections in K-12 Schools

Department of Health and Human Services, 2024

This guidance is designed to maximize school attendance and its benefits for all students, while also preventing the spread of infectious diseases. It consolidates and simplifies previous recommendations intended specifically for K-12 school settings.