Insights Student Assaults Against School Employees: Key Considerations for School Leaders As states strengthen penalties for assaults against school employees, school leaders are also navigating complex decisions about discipline, law enforcement, disability accommodations, de-escalation, and prevention.
News How States Are Strengthening School Threat and Violence Laws Recent legislation in Alabama, Kentucky, and South Carolina is changing how schools respond to threats, violence, and assaults against school employees. Here's what districts should know.
Resources Topic Hub: Behavioral Threat Assessment in K-12 Schools Everything you need to stay informed about behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) in K-12 schools, with articles, research, practitioner insights, best practices, and free resources all in one place.
News Apalachee High School Shooter Sentenced to Life Without Parole The teen pleaded guilty to all 55 charges in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting. The case underscores the importance of information sharing and behavioral threat assessment.
Insights 2026 Q2 School Security Intelligence Report A quarterly executive briefing examining the trends, legislation, research, and practitioner insights shaping the school safety profession.
Member Spotlights Janie Anderson: From Part-Time Position to Districtwide School Safety Leader Hired for what was expected to be a part-time role, Janie Anderson helped build Manitou Springs School District 14's school safety program from the ground up.
Insights Summer School Safety Planning: 11 Lessons Shared by School Safety Leaders Explore 11 summer school safety considerations, including staffing, emergency preparedness, transportation, threat assessment, access control, and facility use.
Insights The Growing Role of Early Intervention in School Safety Recent policy developments, student support initiatives, and behavioral threat assessment efforts reflect a growing recognition that early intervention, student well-being, and school safety are closely connected.
News Digests School Safety News Digest: Student Wellness, Funding, and Emerging Technologies Student well-being, school safety funding, and emerging security technologies were among the most significant themes shaping school safety headlines over the past two weeks.
Insights How School Safety Leaders Are Approaching Behavioral Threat Assessment School safety leaders say effective BTAM programs are less about discipline and more about identifying concerns early, coordinating interventions, and supporting students.
Webinars How School Safety Challenges Differ in Private and Charter Schools School safety leaders discuss funding constraints, community engagement, campus culture, and other factors that can influence how private and charter schools approach security and preparedness.
