Resources and Webinar on School Safety

In light of the active shooter tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville on Monday, March 27, which resulted in the loss of student and staff lives, we have compiled resources that may help school leaders answer questions from the community about school safety and consider their own school's preparedness. 

Additionally, NBOA is co-hosting along with many other associations, a just-in-time webinar organized by SAIS: "School Preparedness in Response to Nashville," to support members with considerations for their school communities in the wake of the tragedy. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, April 5 at 5 PM ET. Learn more and register.

Articles

• Three Common Myths in School Security Planning (webinar summary with link to full webinar)
• Safety & Security: The Hidden Costs of School Safety
• Safety & Security: Is Security Part of Your School’s Culture?
• Safety & Security: Knowing Your Neighbor
• Safety & Security: Using a Vulnerability Assessment to Transform School Safety
• Safety & Security: In a Day, on a Dime
• Safety & Security: Drill Down
• Strategies: Cool Heads, Safer Spaces: The Value of Security Training
• Strategies: Keys to Great Security Guards? Care and Training
• Safety & Security: Arm Our Schools’ Security Guards?
• Safety & Security: Unfortunate Outcomes for Popular Safety Programs
• Safety & Security: Safe Returns
• When Tragedy Knocks: Losing a Faculty Member

Webinar recordings (NBOA members only)

• Six Critical Mistakes in School Security Planning
• The Evolving Landscape of School Safety and Security
• Preparedness Without Paranoia: Where Security Sense is Common Sense

Tools (NBOA members only)

• Enterprise Risk & Control Self-Assessment Tool
• Campus Safety and Security Audit RFP