The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.
The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
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.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 2020
This guide offers suggestions about how a bystander should react in an active shooter situation.
Department of Homeland Security, November 2015
This guide provides emergency planners, disaster committees, leadership, and others involved in emergency operations planning with detailed discussions of unique issues faced in Federal facilities before, during, and after an active shooter event. It can be used as a reference to enhance preparedness for an active shooter incident andn may also be useful to other local jurisdictions across the United States.
Department of Homeland Security, October 2018
This guidance provides information for employers and employees on how to train staff for an active shooter situation, how to respond to active shooter threats within their workplace, how to recognize potential workplace violence and how to respond when law enforcement arrives.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
This webpage offers a comprehensive set of courses, materials, and workshops to better prepare individuals and organizations to deal with an active shooter situation, focusing on behaviors that represent pre-incident indicators and characteristics of active shooters, potential attack methods, how to develop emergency action plans, and the actions that may be taken during an incident.
Department of Health and Human Services, June 2017
This webpage provides information for the general public on the circumstances of when Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules apply.
Department of Justice
This guidance provides the general public with information relevant to the HIPAA provisions, defines the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rules, identifies who is and is not required to comply with the rule and describes the circumstances that allow a HIPAA-covered entity to disclose protected information to law enforcement.
Department of Justice
This guidance provides the general public with information on the legal framework of information sharing and how federal and state laws can influence criminal justice and mental health practitioners’ ability to share information.
Department of Education
This webpage provides education stakeholders with information on data privacy, confidentiality, and security practices related to student-level data systems and other uses of student data.
Department of Justice
This guidance provides law enforcement with information on how to handle crisis communications in response to an active shooter, mass casualty or other law enforcement issues. The guidance provides checklists for incident on-set and tips to improve communications.
Department of Justice
This webpage provides information for students and parents on bullying and its effect on school safety.