Publications
10 Things You Can Do to Prevent Violence in Your School Community
Offers resources to Parent Teacher Associations
on how to prevent violence in schools. Developed
by the National PTA.
2000 Annual
Report on School Safety 
Provides a general description and overview of
the nature and extent of violence on public school property, using
numerous national data surveys and studies. Published jointly by
the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice.
21st
Century Community Learning Centers: Providing Quality Afterschool
Learning Opportunities for America’s Families
Demonstrates how schools can provide safe, drug-free
afterschool havens for students and their families. Developed by
the U.S. Department of Education.
Bomb
Threat Assessment Guide
The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, along with the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, has released a new
interactive CD-ROM on responding to bomb threats. The CD-ROM, "Bomb
Threat Response: An Interactive Planning Tool for Schools,"
is an interactive tool for schools that includes staff training
presentations and implementation resources. To request a CD-ROM
or to find additional information and online support, visit the
companion
Web
site. Bullying
Is Not a Fact of Life
Provides parents and schools with facts on bullying
and steps to take if a child is acting as a bully or is being bullied
by his or her peers. Prepared by Professor Dan Olweus at the University
of Bergen, Norway, and adapted by the Center for Mental Health Services
(CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services.
Characteristics
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act SEA and Governors’
Programs: 1999-2000
Based on information submitted by the states,
this report provides details about the implementation of the Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act state grants program for
school year 1999-2000. To order,
call 1-877-4ED-PUBS or download the report from the Department of
Education
Web
site. Class-Size
Reduction Program: Boosting Student Achievement in Schools Across
the Nation
Documents the benefits of reduced class
size, citing various studies that conclude that smaller classes
contribute to higher academic achievement and fewer discipline problems.
Developed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Conflict
Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools,
Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice
Settings
Provides information on conflict resolution education
and its potential to help settle disputes peacefully in a variety
of settings. Published jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education
and Justice.
Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: Action Guide
Provides guidance for school and community
leaders, parents, and students in developing a thorough team-based
strategy to ensure safe schools in their communities. Developed
by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools.
Crisis Management Toolkit
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Crisis Management
Toolkit discusses how DoDEA schools will ensure that children and
personnel are safe and secure in the event of a crisis.
Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sex
Gives a comprehensive analysis of the connection
between alcohol and drug use and aspects of sexual activity and
violence. Developed by the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation for National
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).
Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High
Winds
Provides design guidance for the protection of school buildings
and their occupants against natural hazards, concentrating on K-12
facilities. The focus is on the design of new schools, but the repair,
renovation and extension of existing schools, as well as the economic
losses and social disruption caused by damage from these three hazards
is also addressed. Two core concepts emphasized are multihazard
design, where the characteristics of hazards and how they interact
are considered together with all other design demands, and performance-based
design, where the specific concerns of building owners and occupants
a considered over and above what is covered in the building code.
Produced by the Federal Emergency Management Administration.
Developing Character through Literature: A Teacher's Resource Book
Produced by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational
Research and Improvement in 2002, this book guides teachers and
parents in building strong character traits while reading and discussing
popular books. The units in the book stand for the most commonly
described topics in character education: responsibility, honesty,
integrity, respect, living peaceably, caring, civility, and the
golden rule.
Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2004: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
The annual Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)
Report is a national survey of hospital emergency rooms that provides
information about recent trends in emergency room visits related
to the use of illegal drugs or the non-medical use of legal drugs.
Early
Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
Describes research-based practices designed
to assist schools, parents, and community members in identifying
warning signs and developing prevention, intervention, and crisis
response plans. Developed jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education
and Justice.
Federal Activities Addressing Violence in Schools
Lists all federal agencies and programs
involved in ongoing efforts to address problems related to violence
in and around schools. Developed by the Centers for Disease Control.
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention
Provides strategies to help parents help
children resist involvement in alcohol, tobacco, and other illicit
drugs. Produced by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
This U.S. Department of Education booklet provides
information about the values and skills that make up character and
good citizenship and what parents can do to help their children
develop strong character. Available in both English and Spanish.
Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years
Offers parents and other caring adults
useful communication tips for talking to their teenagers. It suggests
ways to discuss difficult issues—such as violence, guns, tobacco,
alcohol, and other drugs—and helps parents identify the warning
signs of harmful behaviors. Developed by the White House Council
on Youth Violence.
Indicators
of School Crime and Safety: 2005
Provides a statistical profile of crime and safety
in schools and describes the characteristics of the victims of these
crimes. Published jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and
Justice.
Keeping
Schools Open as Community Learning Centers: Extending Learning in
a Safe, Drug-Free Environment Before and After School
Addresses the need for increased learning and
development opportunities for children in safe and drug-free environments
outside of regular school hours, and outlines the steps needed to
successfully convert a school into a community learning center.
Developed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Keeping Your Children Safe at Home and In School Webcast
In October, the U.S. Department of Education’s
Education News Webcast featured interviews with key experts and
officials on the topic of crisis planning and emergency response.
View the archived Webcast online.
Keeping Youth Drug Free: A Guide for Parents, Grandparents, Elders, Mentors
and Other Caregivers
Explains how parents, grandparents, teachers,
youth leaders, coaches, and other adult role models can help young
people avoid substance use. The booklet is divided into five sections
to address the key reasons young people give for using alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs: to feel grown up, to fit in, to relax
and feel better, to take risks, and to satisfy curiosity. Produced
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Make
a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
This practical guide for parents and caregivers in discussing alcohol
issues with young people was developed by NIAAA, and also is available
in Spanish.
Manual
to Combat Truancy
Gives parents, school officials, law enforcement
agencies and communities assistance in designing their own truancy
prevention strategies, and describes successful models of anti-truancy
initiatives in communities across the nation. Developed by the U.S.
Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
Manual
on School Uniforms
Assists parents, teachers, and school leaders
in determining whether to adopt a school uniform policy as part
of their strategy to ensure a safe and disciplined learning environment.
Developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe
and Drug-Free Schools.
Multi-Hazard
Emergency Planning for Schools
This on-line, independent study course will help
educators and first responders develop effective emergency operations
plans for the wide array of potential emergencies that schools face.
The course describes emergency management operations, roles and
duties; explains how to assess potential hazards that schools may
face; and explains how to develop and test an Emergency Operations
Plan that addresses all potential hazards.
NIDA
Goes Back to School
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) has developed a science-based drug abuse education program
to provide students and teachers with informative, accurate information
about addiction and drug abuse. Drug fact sheets, booklets, and
other materials are available at the NIDA Goes Back to School Web
site. Items also may be ordered from the
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at 1-800-729-6686.
Order in the Classroom: Violence, Discipline, and Student Achievement
Shows the link between order in the classroom
and academic achievement, examines the current level of school discipline
problems, and describes a sampling of approaches being used across
the country to reduce violence and increase order and discipline
in schools. Produced by the Policy Information Center of the Educational
Testing Service Network.
Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
The U.S. Department of Education has developed
a guide to provide schools and communities with basic guidelines
and useful ideas on how to develop emergency response and crisis
management plans.
Preventing
Youth Hate Crime: A Manual for Schools and Communities
Helps schools and communities confront and eliminate
harassing, intimidating, violent, and other hate-motivated behavior
among young people. Developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks
This primer provides guidance to protect students, faculty, staff,
and their school buildings from terrorist attacks. It also provides
guidance to the building science community of architects and engineers
working for local institutions on school projects. This document
is intended for use by schools who feel that they are at risk to
terrorist attacks. It provides necessary guidance to those who desire
to increase the performance of their school and related infrastructure.
Not all schools are at risk of terrorist attacks. The decision-makers
in each school district should use current and available threat
information from the proper sources to make this determination.
The use of experts to apply the methodologies contained in this
document is encouraged. Produced by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
Protecting
Students from Harassment and Hate Crimes: A Guide for Schools
Serves as a source of information and help to
schools and school districts on protecting students from harassment
and hate crimes. Developed by the U.S. Department of Education’s
Office of Civil Rights and the National Association of Attorneys
General.
Safe
and Smart: Making the After-School Hours Work for Kids
Provides evidence of the impact that safe, enriching,
and high-quality afterschool opportunities can have on our children
and youth. Developed by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice.
Safe
Lanes on Campus: A Guide for Preventing Impaired Driving and Underage
Drinking
ED’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other
Drug Prevention has released "Safe Lanes on Campus: A Guide
for Preventing Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking.” This
document provides information about policies and programs used at
colleges throughout the United States to address driving under the
influence of alcohol and alcohol use by students under the legal
drinking age.
Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide
A guide to help schools and communities prevent
school violence, emphasizing early intervention and prevention,
and teamwork. Published by the U.S. Departments of Education and
Justice.
Student-led Crime Prevention: A Real Resource with Powerful Promise
This U.S. Department of Education report provides
principals and other school administrators, teachers, school resource
officers, and interested community members with the basis to articulate
how students can help make the school safer as well as the steps
for considering and establishing student-led initiatives.
Students in Service to America: A Guidebook for Engaging America’s
Students in a Lifelong Habit of Service
This This USA Freedom Corps Guidebook
offers parents, teachers, and other adults who work with children
resources for helping young people develop habits of service. View
the free guide and related resources online.
Students’ Reports of School Crime, 1989 and 1995
Presents a national portrait of the extent to
which students ages 12 to 19 experience violent crime and theft
at school, and their perceptions of the presence of guns, street
gangs, and drugs at their schools. Developed jointly by the U.S.
Departments of Education and Justice.
Take
Action Against Bullying
Provides an overview of bullying behaviors, their
effects, and some preventative measures. A definition of bullying
is also given. A publication of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Human Services.
Tips
for Parents on Keeping Kids Drug Free
This booklet helps parents to lead by example and provides tips
for keeping children drug free. It covers important topics, such
as how to help preschool children make good decisions as they form
attitudes about drug use; what children should know about drugs
by the time they reach the third grade; ways to help children stay
drug free in the middle and junior high school years; and how to
ensure schools are keeping students drug free.
Violence in U.S. Public Schools: 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety
This report presents the first analysis of the 2000 School Survey
on Crime and Safety, a nationally representative sample of public
elementary and secondary school principals. Principals were asked
about the amount of crime and violence, disciplinary actions, prevention
programs and policies, and other school characteristics.
Volunteer
Service by Young People from High School Through Early Adulthood
This National Center for Education Statistics: Statistics in Brief bulletin examines the patterns and characteristics of young adults who volunteered, when
they volunteered, why they volunteered, and for which types of organizations
they volunteered.Youth
Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
Provides a review of what is known about youth violence from a public
health perspective, summarizing the state of the science on youth
violence and prevention. Developed by the Office of the Surgeon General. |
