Over the past few years, school safety has reached a level of concern that has sparked conversation across the nation. Architects are working with school professionals to create safer buildings that are designed to keep children safe in the event there’s an active threat. They are also retrofitting old schools to meet modern safety standards while keeping a positive environment for students. If you’re looking for more information regarding school violence statistics, anti-terrorist design, management plans, and more, below are some of the best resources from the most reputable organizations in the country.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Defense
- Physical Security & Antiterrorist Design Guide For DoDEA Educational Facilities (Department of Defense Education Activity, Version 3, July 2017)
Department of Education
- Building Blocks to School Safety: A Toolkit for Schools and District for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (Office of Safe and Healthy Students Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center, 2014)
- Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2015-2016 (National Center for Educational Statistics, July 2017)
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2017 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2017)
Department of Homeland Security
- Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operation Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence (United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, July 2018)
- Risk Management Series: Primer to Design Safe Schools Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks (Federal Emergency Management Agency, December 2003)
National Fire Protection Association
