School Safety

We believe that every student deserves to learn, and every staff member deserves to work, in a safe and secure environment. We call for improvements in state policy to provide school violence prevention programs, resources for staff working to address student behavioral issues, and flexibility to implement safety measures in and around schools.

Talking Points

Resources

Iowa School Safety: The Iowa Department of Education provides information for school districts to use when preparing a school safety plan, including sample school emergency operations plans and a school safety self assessment.

Governor's School Safety Initiative: The governor pledged $100 million in funding to support Iowa schools in their school safety efforts.

Iowa Safe+Sound: Iowa Safe+Sound offers 24/7 anonymous reporting and free tools that empower students, teachers, parents and community members to anonymously report school safety concerns and get students in crisis the help they need before it's too late. 

Federal School Safety: The federal government has a collection of resources relating to school safety, with information on everything from bullying to school climate to threat assessment. 

Healthy and Safe Learning Environments: Recent legislation works to ensure a safe learning space for students and teachers, specifically around classroom clears.

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Find current information on Iowa disasters, get disaster assistance and more.

Safeguard Iowa Partnership—Resources: The Safeguard Iowa Partnership is a voluntary coalition of the state's business and government leaders, who share a commitment to strengthen the capacity of the state to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters through public-private collaboration. Here you will find a variety of federal, state and international resources.