Oklahoma
Oklahoma 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.
State Programs
Contact Information
State Programs
Oklahoma State Department of Education
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is the state education agency of the State of Oklahoma charged with determining the policies and directing the administration and supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma.
Website: https://sde.ok.gov/
Office of School Safety and Security
The Oklahoma State Department of Education's Office of School Safety and Security connects school districts with the tools and resources that are most applicable to their unique community and develops relationships with schools centered around open lines of communication.
Prevention Services
The Oklahoma State Department of Education's Prevention Education section administers programs and initiatives that assist districts in addressing the risk behaviors in Oklahoma’s students.
Oklahoma School Security Institute
The Oklahoma School Security Institute acts as the central resource for all school security information, programs, and training in the State of Oklahoma. Any Oklahoma School (public, private, non-profit, and charter school as well as technology centers) may contact OSSI for programs and resources to enhance school security and assess risks and threats to school campuses.
Website: https://www.ok.gov/schoolsecurity/
Safe Schools 101
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management's Safe Schools 101 is an initiative that brings subject matter experts to provide training for volunteer architects, engineers, and state and local officials who will then perform assessments of individual school structures.