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Access additional resources below to learn more about threat assessment and reporting and related best practices. Use the filters to sort resources based on preparedness action.
School Tip Line Toolkit: A Blueprint for Implementation and Sustainability
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.
Averting Targeted School Violence Video
Department of Homeland Security, April 2023
This video highlights the findings and implications of the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center's research on school violence prevention based upon the study, "Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools," which examined 67 disrupted plots against K-12 schools. It describes the thinking and behavior of the plotters, as well as their attack plans, how the plots were discovered, and how this information can be utilized to prevent violence in schools.
Low Cost/No Cost Immediately Implementable School Safety Tactics
December 2019
This resource includes a list of low cost or no cost tactics that schools can consider as part of their safety efforts.