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These guidelines are designed to help site decision makers of facilities and schools respond to a bomb threat in an orderly and controlled manner with first responders and other stakeholders.

This checklist provides instructions on how to respond to a bomb threat and a comprehensive list of information that will assist law enforcement in a bomb threat investigation.

This guide is intended to assist in planning and implementing Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) activities within an overall public safety and emergency management approach. It can be used to understand the IED risk landscape; apply common IED-specific security and resiliency goals and tasks designed to prevent incidents from occurring, protect people and infrastructure, and respond and recover safely; and leverage available government programs to build and sustain preparedness.

This webpage describes school connectedness, the benefits of school connectedness, and the ways schools can take action to promote school connectedness.

This training provides guidance on how to take a public health approach to bullying prevention through the use of long-term, community-wide prevention strategies.

This training module presentation is a research-based resource that can help you lead bullying prevention efforts in your local community.

These updated guidelines provide best practices specifically for securing K-12 school facilities, including elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. The PASS School Security Checklist also allows users to assess the current state of safety and security efforts in their school or district compared to nationwide best practices.

The District Guide serves as a complement to the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (School Guide) and provides information that can assist school districts in fulfilling both their individual and shared emergency planning responsibilities.