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On the Scene September <strong>2013</strong> Page 6 Plan from page 4 The governor recognized the hard work of the staff of the Center for Safer Schools and its partners in putting together the report, which provides a systematic framework for safer schools that includes four elements: prevention, intervention, crisis response and crisis recovery. “A chief component of public safety is ensuring our school campuses provide a safe learning environment,” Perry said. “The Center for Safer Schools will serve as a resource for schools throughout the state on school safety best practices and the report we presented lays out a road map of action items to enhance school security. Our goal is to work with local stakeholders to address the physical, mental and social factors that contribute to youth violence so that our schools remain a safe and secure learning environment.” One of the most significant findings in the report is that school safety is everyone’s responsibility. Effective, efficient collaboration across state and local entities is a basic requirement. Local collaboration must include active involvement of parents, teachers, administrators, school resource officers and the community at large. See Plan on page 7
On the Scene September <strong>2013</strong> Page 7 Plan from page 6 Other recommendations outlined in the report include: educating local schools and school systems on the harmful impacts of bullying and cyber-bullying; seeking evidence-based solutions for bullying prevention; encouraging schools to put in place more effective alternatives to outof-school suspension; assessment and improvement of physical aspects of schools and school campuses; strategies to encourage positive behavior; establishment of emotional supports such as effective mental health screening, intervention, treatment and other child and family supports; and effective strategies for school resource officers. Progress has already been made on several of the report’s recommendations, including: additional resources for hiring school resource officers in elementary and middle schools; additional resources for panic alarm systems to be put in schools in coordination with local law enforcement; legislation encouraging schools to hold a systemwide school safety and school lockdown exercise; and legislation encouraging schools to develop and operate an anonymous tip line to receive information about internal and external safety risks. The Center for Safer Schools is also working to develop an anonymous reporting smartphone application. Being located in DPS gives the Center for Safer Schools the advantages of the department’s See Plan on page 8
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