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School Climate

Resources & Support

The following resources are intended to supplement information in support of a comprehensive approach to school safety.

Creating and Sustaining a Positive and Communal School Climate report

"Creating and Sustaining a Positive and Communal School Climate: Contemporary Research, Present Obstacles, and Future Directions," is a report from the National Institute of Justice’s Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, looks at the impact and importance of a positive school climate on school safety.

Read the Report - PDF

National Center of Safe Supporting Learning Environments

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments provided a range of resources and expertise on emotional and physical safety, bullying, cyberbullying, substance use prevention, crisis response, and building trauma-sensitive schools.

Learn about NCSSLE

Safe and Sound Schools

Founded by parents who lost children at Sandy Hook, Safe and Sound Schools is a national non-profit school safety advocacy and resource center that provides research-based tools and support for crisis prevention, response, and recovery. Safe and Sound Schools is committed to protecting every school and every student every day.

Safe and Sound Schools