Ohio
Ohio has many agency programs and contacts that can help your school build a school safety plan. Check out these resources as you develop your plan.
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Ohio School Safety Center
The Ohio School Safety Center is responsible for assisting local schools and law enforcement with preventing, preparing for, and responding to threats and acts of violence, including self-harm, through a holistic, solutions-based approach to improving school safety.
Ohio Department of Education
The Ohio Department of Education oversees the state’s public education system, which includes public school districts, joint vocational school districts and charter schools.
Website: http://education.ohio.gov/
Safer Ohio School Tip Line
The Safer Ohio School Tip Line is a free safety resource available to all Ohio schools. The tip line is an anonymous reporting system that accepts both calls and texts 24 hours a day.
Website: https://ohioschoolsafetycenter.ohio.gov/pre-k-12-schools/safer-ohio-school-tip-line
Ohio Handle With Care
Ohio Handle With Care (HWC) is a trauma-informed, cross-systems, collaborative program aimed at ensuring that children who are exposed to adverse events receive appropriate interventions and have opportunities to build resilience through positive relationships with teachers and first responders.
Threat Assessment Training
Ohio School Threat Assessment Training is a combination of best practices from leading school-safety experts, including the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. The Ohio guide helps schools team up with other community members, such as police officers and mental-health advocates, to prevent targeted violence and get help for troubled students.
Website: https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/threatassessment
School Facility Design
The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission's School Security Resources supports a variety of design standards and technology initiatives to promote and improve safety and security in Ohio’s schools.
Website: https://ofcc.ohio.gov/Services-Programs/K-12-Schools/School-Security-Resources
School Safety Grants
The Ohio School Safety Center's school safety grants outlines federal and Ohio-based grant opportunities along with eligibility requirements.
Website: https://ohioschoolsafetycenter.ohio.gov/pre-k-12-schools/school-safety-grants
School Wellness Toolkit
The departments of Education, Mental Health and Addiction Services and Public Safety created a School Wellness Toolkit in response to heightened school mental health needs identified by educators, school administrators, community organizations, behavioral health providers and other stakeholders. The toolkit provides practical resources and tools to assist schools, districts and families in responding to the mental and behavioral health challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The resources are organized by audience to ensure teachers, school and district administrators, and families can access the information most relevant to their own needs.
Website: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Supporting-Student-Wellness-Toolkit
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Office of the Ohio Attorney General: Threat Assessment Training Videos
March 2020
This video training series includes 10 segments with guidance from local, state, and national experts in law enforcement and education on incorporating threat assessment in schools.