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K-12 Schools

Maryland’s K-12 schools serve as a hub of educational, social, and emotional growth for our youth.  They also support a wide range of community and extracurricular activities inside the school buildings and on school grounds.  Resources relevant to assisting K-12 school administration and teachers in understanding how to prevent, prepare for, and respond to an active assailant incident are featured below.  This list is not exhaustive, and the AAIWG does not endorse one particular response strategy.  These resources serve as a starting point for strategic planning and evaluation of your individual school or school system’s needs.

 

General Resources 

Safe Schools Maryland – Maryland Center for School Safety
MDLE Community Policing Institute
Safe and Sound Schools
School Resource Officers: Averted School Violence Special Report
Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence

 

Prevention & Planning

Maryland State Department of Education – Emergency Planning for School Systems and Schools
Maryland’s Model Behavioral Threat Assessment Policy for K-12 Public Schools
Sandy Hook Promise: Gun Violence Warning Signs
The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) for K-12
Active Shooter Situations: Responding to an Active Shooter Situation
Summary Overview Report: Student Threat Assessment As a Safe and Supportive Prevention Strategy (February 2020)
Enhancing School Safety Using A Threat Assessment Model
School Shooting Safety Compendium
Averting Target School Violence
NTAC: Averting Targeted School Violence

 

Training & Exercises

MCSS Best Practices Guidelines for Active Assailant Emergency Preparedness Exercises & Training
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) Train the Trainer
You Are the Help Until Help Arrives
Stop the Bleed®

 

Survivor & Victim Assistance

Mass Shooting Response and Recovery for Staff
Mass Violence Resources
Supporting Students, Staff, Families, and Communities Impacted by Violence
Mental Health and Crisis Resources for Coping with Violence
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