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Mar 19, 2024 · 1. Physical Security Measures. Physical security measures play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of students and staff within schools. These measures include access control systems, surveillance cameras, and emergency response plans.
- Historical School Safety Efforts
- Evaluating School Safety Technology
- Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
- Moving Forward
Although federal programs and policies related to school safety can be traced to the early 1970s, the United States did not begin collecting national data on school violence until 1989,when the School Crime Supplement was added to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The School Crime Supplement was conducted for a second time in 1995 and then b...
School security measures have increased since the Columbine shooting. Today, nearly 100% of schools serving 12- to 18-year-olds use at least one safety or security measure.This includes locked doors, security cameras, hallway supervision, controlled building access, metal detectors, and locker checks. However, use of these measures varies by factor...
Safety and security technology is just one tool in a comprehensive program that each school should develop to create a safe learning environment for students and staff. NIJ’s CSSI aims to make clear that there is no one solution to ensuring students are safe in school. Developed following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, CSSI is...
School shootings are frightening and make headlines. However, today’s students are less likely to be threatened or injured with a weapon at school, including a gun, than they were 10 years ago. But educators and public safety officials continue to grapple with the challenge of creating and maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment for stu...
Jun 10, 2020 · A school should be a place where students can relax, their only focus being to learn. Believe it or not, school safety is something that is preventing students to learn to their fullest ability. The public policy challenge that I will be discussing is keeping schools safe.
Apr 29, 2018 · The report's narrative of failing schools — students being out-competed internationally and declining educational standards — persists, and has become an entrenched part of the debate over...
2 days ago · Students who are at risk of dropping out of high school or turning to crime need more than a good report card. They need alternative suggestions on living a life that rises above their current circumstances.
Jan 8, 2019 · What issues have the potential to define—or redefine—education in the year ahead? Is there a next “big thing” that could shift the K-12 experience or conversation?
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This guide discusses creating safe schools using a comprehensive and layered approach, organizing school safety strategies by the strength of their evidence base and where they fall on the prevention timeline. It also provides links to resources for implementing various school safety strategies.
