School Safety & Security

School Safety & Security

The Maine School Safety Center is dedicated to ensuring schools have the latest and most up to date information regarding a safe and supportive school environment, accounting for the whole student.  We work with our Federal, State, County, and Local partners to improve physical campus security and the school safety climate. 

Organizations and resources included are for reference and information only, they are not an endorsement from the Maine Department of Education.

• National Association of School Resource Officers
• Federal School Safety
• REMS TA Site Assess 
• REMS TA Security Annex
• Crime Prevention through Environmental Design 
• Supporting Safe Schools

Bullying

• Know Bullying (SAMHSA) 
• Stop Bullying.gov 
• Facts about Bullying (Stopbullying.gov) 
• Stop Bullying Research Resources 
• Bullying Prevention Training Center (Stopbullying.gov)  
•  A Thin Line: Words /Wounds 
• A World of Difference Institute: A Classroom of Difference 
• Ability Path: Inspiring Inclusion 
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning  
• Bullying, Harassment, and Civil Rights video resource 
• Bullying – National Crime Prevention Council (McGruff) 
• National Crime Prevention Council 
• Stand for the Silent  
• Students Against Destructive Decisions 
• Student Bullying Guide  
• Think U Know 
• Promoting Relationships & Eliminating Violence Network (Canada)  
• Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center: Classroom Toolkits and Activities (Carmen’s Corner Bullying Puppet Videos for K-3) 
• National Association of School Psychologists 
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSHA) Bullying App 
• Child Mind Institute: What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew  

Evidence based bullying

• Zippy’s Friends 
• Project ACHIEVE 
• Safe School Ambassadors 
• Safe Dates 
• Second Step 
• The Power to Create a Positive School Climate 
• Open Circle 
• Peacebuilders 
• Bully Prevention Program (Dr. Beane) 
• Great Expectations 
• Lesson One 
• LifeSkills Training 

Cyber Security

Cyber Bullying

• Childnet International: Making the Internet Safer for Children 
• Combating Bullying and Cyberbullying  
• Cyberbullying Resource Center  
• DHS Cybersecurity 
• Medline Plus: Bullying and Cyberbullying 
• US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: Internet Safety 
• National Cyber Security Alliance: Educating and Empowering Our Global Digital Society 

Social Media

• Connect Safely 
• Facebook Safety Center  

Digital Footprint

• ISTE Standards for Students: Digital Citizen 
• ISTE Standards for Students: Digital Footprint  
• 5 Things Students Should Do to Stay Safe and Secure Online 
• Common Sense on Media for Educators  

Sexting

• Sexting  

Illegal Substances

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 
• Office of National Drug Control Policy 

School Based Law Enforcement

• NASRO Training Courses and Curriculum 
• International Association of Chiefs of Police Prevention and School Safety Resources 
• The First Five Things An SRO Should Do (School Resource Officer Video Series) - National Center for School Safety (nc2s.org)
• The Teen Brain - YouTube

School Violence

• National Center for Education Statistics (USDOE) 
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network 
• US Department of Justice 
• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress 
• Teen Dating Violence Prevention  
• (COPS) Ten Essential Actions to Improve School Safety