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.
- 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)
- Asperger’s and Bullying: An Inclusive Educational Approach
- 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
- School Safety and Security Standards Toolkit (Council of Chief State School Officers)
- 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
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
- Open Circle
- Pax Good Behavior Game
- 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
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
- Before You Text: Sexting and Bullying Prevention, Education, and Intervention Course (Council of Chief State School Officers)
- Resources for Practitioners | Cybersecurity and Cyber Safety
Illegal Substances
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
- Addressing Teen Dating Violence as a Long-Term Strategy for Domestic Violence Prevention
- (COPS) Ten Essential Actions to Improve School Safety