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This video describes accessibility features that should be considered to ensure that public schools are accessible to students with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.  The video describes key accessibility features needed by students with disabilities to get to school, participate in classes and get around school buildings and facilities, use playground equipment, and participate in other school activities.

This resource helps K-12 schools and law enforcement and community partners create tailored approaches to address anonymous threats of violence, including those received on social media. The guidance includes a toolkit and accompanying reference guide that outline steps school leaders can take to assess and respond to anonymous threats, better prepare for and prevent future threats, and work in coordination with law enforcement and other local partners when these threats arise.

This resource outlines common threatening or concerning behaviors identified across a wide variety of completed and averted acts of terrorism and mass violence (i.e., behaviors that may indicate an individual is on a pathway to violence).

This guide is designed to provide schools and law enforcement with sound practices and collaborative techniques to identify, assess, and address gang activity in the school setting.

These products provide information and guidance on recognizing, assessing, de-escalating, and reporting behaviors that raise concern. They include details on activities and behaviors that may be concerning or indicative of impending violence.

This guide brings together resources that explain when to release or withhold student information collected through reporting systems and threat assessment processes.

These one-pagers outline key trainings and resources from the National Center for School Safety. Each document provides quick insights, useful resources, and discussion prompts to support implementation in the school community.

This online toolkit provides strategies and guidance on deterring, mitigating, and responding to mass attacks. It is designed to help reduce the likelihood of mass shootings and other public attacks, and reduce the casualties of completed attacks.

This resource is designed to assist K-12 stakeholders in conducting a discussion-based exercise focused on an active shooter threat. The situation manual is customizable and includes template exercise objectives and scenario and module questions to discuss pre-incident information and intelligence sharing, incident response, and recovery and continuity. 

This downloadable package is designed to support school systems and their partners with conducting tabletop exercises for various hazards.