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The New York State Center for School Safety

Providing support to schools, families, and communities

School Safety in New York State

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.

Threat Assessment Resources

Tip Line Toolkit - A Blueprint for Implementation and Sustainability

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Quick Guide: Information Sharing During Threat Reporting & Assessment

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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

School Threat Assessment Toolkit from the National Center for School Safety

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Tip Lines for School Safety - A National Portrait of Tip Line Use

Toolkit for Strengthening K – 12 Reporting Programs from the US Department of Homeland Security

Targeted Violence Prevention Strategy 2023, from New York State

Resources/Threat Assessment Information

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

U.S. Secret Service Reports

Averting Targeted School Violence: A Service Analysis of Plats Against Schools, March 2021

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Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence, 2019

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Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model from the National Threat Assessment Center, July 2018

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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

REMS-TA Center

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

K-12 School Security Guide from CISA, 2022

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NYS Extreme Risk Protection Order (Red Flag) Law

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New York State School Violence/Active Shooter Resource Guide, 2019

K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violence, 2nd edition 2018

Emergency Preparedness

School Security Survey, 2018.

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Behavioral Threat Assessment in Schools: Evidence, Fit, and Appropriateness

Additional Links/Resources

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