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SchoolSafety.gov provides resources, like guidance, training, and fact sheets, to help schools create and maintain a safe learning environment.
For standards and guidance on submitting a resource to SchoolSafety.gov and to access the resource submission form, please see here.
Looking for grants? Visit the Grants Finder Tool to find applicable funding opportunities to help keep your school community safe.
Department of Education, 2020
This publication is one of eight in a series of resources Return to School from the National Comprehensive Center.
Department of Homeland Security, 2020
This fact sheet outlines guidance for keeping COVID-19 out of your home.
Department of Homeland Security, 2020
Many germs and virus are found on the surfaces in your workplace and home. It is important to keep all your work surfaces clean, especially during a pandemic or emerging disease event.
Department of Homeland Security, 2020
Keeping your hands clean is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infectious and other emerging diseases.
Department of Health and Human Services
Learn when and how you should wash your hands to stay healthy.
Department of Health and Human Services
Below you will find a variety of resources to help you learn more about keeping hands clean and preventing illnesses.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
This website provides emergency planning resources, tools, and information to help kids prepare for emergency-related events.
Department of Homeland Security, November 2019
This report identifies 41 incidents of attacks against K-12 schools in the United States from 2008 to 2017. Researchers with the USSS National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) examined the background and behaviors of the attackers and identified a series of 10 key findings and significant commonalities.
Department of Homeland Security
Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and call-to-action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.
Department of Homeland Security
The Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) is the Department of Homeland Security’s 24/7 online, collaborative information-sharing and resource portal for bomb squads, emergency responders, military personnel, government officials, intelligence analysts, private sector security professionals, and critical infrastructure owners and operators.