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Support for AAPI Community following Targeted Mass Shootings

While this time of year should be a period of celebrating the Lunar New Year for Asian Americans, the recent tragic events in California involving largely populated Asian American communities is a grim reminder that mass shootings are still a very real possibility that can hit even during the best of times.

Infectious Diseases and Public Health Resources

Schoolsafety.gov | 12/56/2022 -- As the winter season gets underway, the threat of infectious diseases in K-12 school communities can present potential impacts to the safety, health, and well-being of students and staff across the country. It’s critical for K-12 school leaders and personnel to implement and strengthen public health and safety measures to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, sustain safe in-person learning, and protect students, teachers, and staff.

Tis the Season? Tips for Surviving the Holiday Blues

We have all heard about the holiday blues. We are well into the depths of winter with less daylight and more treacherous snow-packed travel conditions. We fear being trampled by a herd of shoppers at the malls and grocery stores. And how are we going to pull off hosting a successful holiday dinner or showing up at a friend’s house with the perfect hostess gift?

National Institute of Justice Examines Effectiveness of School Violence Training

The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article examining the effectiveness of school violence training provided to school personnel and school-based law enforcement. The training often targets preventing, preparing for, and responding to violence, as well as student behavior that can compromise both actual and perceived levels of safety among students and staff.

How about The Importance of Door Locks

Staff of the Colorado School Safety Resource Center have been reminding schools that, unless we are mistaken, no students have been lost in a school shooting when behind a locked classroom door.

REMS TA Launches new Recovery Support Web Page

The REMS TA Center created a NEW Web page intended to be used by K-12 schools, school districts, state education agencies, and regional education agencies in the aftermath of an emergency to support their recovery efforts.
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