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School Connectedness Helps Students Thrive
Department of Health and Human Services
This webpage describes school connectedness, the benefits of school connectedness, and the ways schools can take action to promote school connectedness.
Creating and Sustaining a Positive and Communal School Climate: Contemporary Research, Present Obstacles, and Future Directions
Department of Justice, February 2018
This report provides four recommendations to parents, administrators, and principals for creating and sustaining a positive and communal school environment.
Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety
Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice, December 2018
This report provides the foundation for SchoolSafety.gov. It outlines steps to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to and recover from school violence.