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The federal government identified additional resources that highlight strategies for school safety. Use these resources to learn more about threat assessment and reporting.
Identify and address threatening or concerning behaviors before they lead to violence.
Identifying, reporting, and addressing concerning student behaviors and other suspicious activities can help stop violence before it occurs. One practice schools may consider is the use of well-trained and diverse multidisciplinary school threat assessment teams. These teams should include certified mental health professionals and the approach should include providing the supports and interventions students need when they need them.
Schools may also establish a reporting system that is continually monitored and allows anonymous reporting to help members of the school community provide information on concerning behaviors or suspicious activities.
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These resources are a starting point for learning about threat assessment and reporting. Use these resources to help implement a threat assessment and reporting system. Members of the school community can also download this SchoolSafety.gov infographic to access a sampling of threat assessment and reporting resources and this SchoolSafety.gov infographic to learn more about strategies to enhance student and school safety through reporting programs and related resources.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security, 2023
Department of Homeland Security, March 2021
The following study examines 67 disrupted plots against K-12 schools and highlights the importance of proactive reporting and intervention.
Third Party, 2018
This downloadable guide is designed to help educators, law enforcement professionals, community leaders, and school safety experts navigate key decisions and consider the factors necessary to support successful and efficient tip line implementation as part of an overall school safety strategy.
Department of Homeland Security, July 2018
This guide provides actionable steps that schools can take to develop comprehensive targeted violence prevention plans and create processes and procedures for conducting threat assessments.
The federal government identified additional resources that highlight strategies for school safety. Use these resources to learn more about threat assessment and reporting.