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School Safety in New York

The New York State Education Department is committed to promoting safe learning environments where students and teachers work collaboratively in pursuit of academic excellence and social and emotional growth.

Resources/Threat Assessment Information

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Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM): Best Practice Considerations for K-12 Schools, NASP 2020
Threat Assessment at School: A Primer for Educators, NASP 2010
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Making Prevention a
Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks, Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit, 2015

U.S. Secret Service Reports

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Averting Targeted School Violence: A Service Analysis of Plats Against Schools, March 2021
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Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model from the National Threat Assessment Center,
July 2018
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Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence, 2019

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Making Schools Safer: Quick Reference Guide from the US Secret Service 2018

Threat Assessment Model

A Retrospective Study of School Safety Conditions in High Schools Using the Virginia Threat Assessment Guidelines Versus Alternative Approaches, 2009
The Virginia Model for Student Threat Assessment,2007
Threat Assessment in Virginia Public Schools: Model Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines, 2016

Training Resources

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REMS-TA Center
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National Center for School Safety
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Addressing the Risk of Violent Behavior in Youth: Know the Signs of Youth Violence and How to Identify and Reduce Risk in Schools

Additional Links/Resources

Tip Line Toolkit - A Blueprint for Implementation and Sustainability
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Tip Lines for School Safety - A National Portrait of Tip Line Use
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Quick Guide: Information Sharing During Threat Reporting & Assessment

Safe School Initiative

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The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States, May 2002
Threat Assessment in Schools:  A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates, May 2002
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Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attach, May 2008

Threat Assessment Resources

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