GUIDE FOR PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SCHOOL VIOLENCE

This document was prepared by the Security Research Center (SRC) for the Private
Sector Liaison Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
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... The purpose of this document is to present different strategies and approaches for members of school communities to consider when creating safer learning
environments. No two schools are exactly alike, so it is impossible to establish one
plan that will work well in all schools. Violence prevention programs work best when
they incorporate multiple strategies and address the full range of possible acts of
violence within schools. In order for any set of policies to work, it must be established
and implemented with the full participation and support of school board members, administrators, parents, students, community members, emergency response personnel, and law enforcement. Without such shared responsibility, the chance of safe school policies being successfully implemented and accepted is undermined.

All involved in working to prevent or respond to school violence should be aware that
no strategies in this nor any other publication provide any guarantees against violence
erupting. ....