School violence is becoming an epidemic in America. How can schools protect their teachers—and teach them how to protect their students? Read an important brochure about how violence affects teachers personally, emotionally, financially,...

Published in 2008, this school safety planning manual is a guide for the K-12 public school system to create and implement safety plans in compliance with both state and federal laws.

This is a resource for school safety information, training, and violence prevention.

A collection of links to resources for teachers and parents for helping children process their responses to school violence, such as the Sandy Hook tragedy.

Lengthy list of articles and resources on school safety from perspectives of school, parents, and students. Includes checklists of things to look for or to work towards.

Site provides realistic and reasonable suggestions for parents preparing their children to go back to school. Help your child feel comfortable with going to and coming home from school safely.

This site offers several free resources available for download as well as training materials that schools can use to create a safer environment for education.

Comprehensive report on the effect of school uniforms on school safety and achievement. For the authors' conclusions, scroll down to Page 21, Conclusion. (Jan. 15, 2010)

Violence in schools can have a major effect on not only the victim but the school as a community. This article focuses on determining the safety of your school and what to do to help prevent violence. Links to related sites are available...

A basic manual on how to handle and dispose of laboratory materials safely. Includes a lesson plan on how to read a materials safety data sheet.

A guide for school communities to identify warning signs of potential violence in students, and to develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. Can be downloaded as a PDF file.

The job of the school improvement team is to lead the development of a school improvement plan that addresses student achievement needs, to monitor the implementation of the plan, and to revise it when appropriate. Find resources on how...

This resource provides a brief, basic discussion of the need for a school to be able to plan and implement a response to crises. The material can be used to raise staff awareness.

Walk into any truly excellent school and you can feel it almost immediately - a calm, orderly atmosphere that hums with an exciting, vibrant sense of purposefulness. This is a positive school culture, the kind that improves educational...

This comprehensive site will provide the necessary information to deal with the aftershock of a school crisis.

Whether your kids are walking to school, the park or a friend's house, here are a few simple tips to make sure they get there safely.

Keep Schools Safe provides information for parents, students, and schools. The safety and security directory and the section offering books on school violence are both good references.

Keep Schools Safe provides information for parents, students, and schools. The safety and security directory and the section offering books on school violence are both good references.

Nationally representative cross-sectional survey on school crime and safety resulting from 3,500 public elementary and secondary schools from U.S. Department of Education.

A collection of information and links on legal issues related to education. Topics include search and seizure at school, free speech, student discipline and due process, student safety, zero tolerance policies, and harassment.

A collection of resources on the topic of school violence, following the Littleton, Colorado shootings in 1999. Includes a link to A Guide to Safe Schools and articles on communities trying to address youth violence.

This lesson asks learners to explore the pros and cons of dress code policies in light of the national conversation as well as their own school. In the Above the Noise video, they will hear student voices from a variety of perspectives...

This United Federation of Teachers resource includes a PDF of a safety plan checklist.

A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...