This is a list of some very useful resource links covering a variety of topics in the school safety and security field. Also provided are some links to outside publications for more printed information on the subjects. If you have any questions about these resource links please contact TxSSC.


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• Resource Links
• Outside Publications

A Global Display of Terrorism and Other Suspicious Events
http://www.globalincidentmap.com/home.php

Bomb Threat Response
http://www.threatplan.org/

Bombings: Injury Patterns and Care
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/bombings_injurycare.asp

Center For Mental Health in Schools
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu

Common Sense for Drug Policy
http://www.csdp.org/

Cyber Tipline
http://tcs.cybertipline.com/knowthedangers.htm

Fire Safety for Texans
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/fire/fmcurric.html#curric

Harris County Department of Education
http://www.hcde-texas.org/default.aspx?name=safe

Mass Casualty Event Preparedness and Response
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/

National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers
http://www.nassleo.org/

National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org

National School Safety Center
http://www.nssc1.org/

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
http://loveisrespect.org/

National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign
http://www.violencepreventionweek.org/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Security Measures at Schools: Mental Health Considerations
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hottopic.htm

State School Safety Centers
http://www.cscs.txstate.edu/txssc/popups/txssc-popup-safety-centers.htm

Stop Bullying Now
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main

Talk About It
http://www.ancomm.com/

TEA list of School Districts & ESC Regions
http://deleon.tea.state.tx.us/sdl/Forms/

TEA: Texas Unified School Safety Standards
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/taa/health041008.html

Teach Safe Schools
http://www.teachsafeschools.org/

Texas Department of Public Safety: School Bus Information
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/schoolbus/info/evactraining.htm

Texas Safety Standards for Kindergarten–Grade 12: Third Edition
http://www.utdanacenter.org/sciencetoolkit/safety/texas_safety.php

Texas Association of School Boards
http://www.tasb.org

Texas Clean School Bus Program
http://www.tceq.com/assistance/clean-vehicles/school-buses.html

Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
http://texashelp.tamu.edu/index.php

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
http://www.drugfree.org/

The Safety Zone
http://www.safetyzone.org/

U.S. Department of Education: Safe Schools & FERPA
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeschools/index.html

Wired Safety
http://www.wiredsafety.org/

Anonymous Reporting Issue Paper by AnComm
http://www.cscs.txstate.edu/txssc/downloads/TxSSC/Anonymous Reporting Issue Paper.pdf

Assessing Whether a Student Might Commit a Violent Act
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/shootings.pdf

Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Elementary and Secondary Schools
http://www.cscs.txstate.edu/txssc/downloads/TxSSC/FERPA&EdDept10-07.pdf

Best Practices To Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/222799.pdf

Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management / Trends & Issues: School Safety
http://cepm.uoregon.edu/trends_issues/safety/

Federal Guidance To Assist States In Improving State-Level Pandemic Influenza
Operating Plans
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/news/guidance031108.pdf

Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Newsletter June 2007
http://www.cscs.txstate.edu/txssc/downloads/Newsletters/HCCADA%20
Newsletter%20June%202007.pdf

In a Moment’s Notice: Surge Capacity in Terrorist Bombings
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masscasualties/surgecapacity.asp

KidsPeace: The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis
http://www.kidspeace.org/

Managing Threats: Safety Lessons Learned from School Shootings
http://www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/UrbanED_Managing_Threats_MWongPhD.pdf

National Crime Prevention Council: Brochures in Spanish
http://www.ncpc.org/publications/brochures/en-espa-ol/

OJJDP News at a Glance - May/June 2008
http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/news_at_glance/223021/index.html

Preventing School Shootings: A Summary of a U.S. Secret Service Safe School Initiative Report
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/jr000248c.pdf

Polling Place Safety Checklist
W:\CSCS New Web\downloads\TxSSC\Polling Place Safety Checklist.pdf

Texas Education Agency / PIEMS 425 Discipline Reports
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/Disciplinary_Data_Products/Disciplinary_Reports.html

The Challenge Newsletter
http://www.thechallenge.org

The Character Network Newsletters
http://www.thecharacternetwork.com/newsletter.htm

U.S. Department of Education / Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html