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School Safety

In partnership with various state and local agencies, the SBCSS provides workshop opportunities, technical assistance, resources, and materials to local school districts related to effective school safety strategies and programs.

Information is Provided in the Areas of...

  • Crisis Response and Safe School Plan Development
  • Suspension/Expulsion Guidelines
  • School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
  • School Student Citation Program
  • Gang Risk Intervention /Suppression Program
  • Drug Risk Intervention/Suppression Program
  • School Threat Assessment Guidelines
  • Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and Safe and Drug Free Schools (Title IV)
  • Hate Motivated Behavior and Crimes workshops
  • Child Abuse Reporting Guidelines
  • Probation Officers on Campus Program

School Safety Works with...

  • California Department of Education (CDE)
  • State Attorney General's Office
  • Law Enforcement Education Partnership (LEEP)
  • San Bernardino County Gangs and Drugs Task Force
  • School District Child Welfare and Attendance Administrators

School Safety Participates in...

  • Training and Technical Assistance to San Bernardino County School Districts
  • Training conducted by the California Department of Education
  • San Bernardino County Gangs and Drugs Task Force
  • Law Enforcement and Education Partnership
  • County SARB
  • California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance (CASCWA)
  • Probation Officer on Campus Program

A Guide to Safe Schools

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. The guide includes sections on:

  • Characteristics of a School that is Safe and Responsive to All Children
  • Early Warning Signs
  • Getting Help for Troubled Children
  • Developing a Prevention and Response Plan
  • Responding to Crisis
  • Resources
  • Methodology, Contributors, and Research Support

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools was based on the work of an independent panel of experts in the fields of education, law enforcement, and mental health. In addition, much of the research found in this guide was funded by the federal offices involved in supporting and reviewing this document. They include:

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Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

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Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice

The development of this guide was supported by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Dissemination of the guide was supported by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-free Schools Program.


Ms. Carolyn Tillman
Program Manager

For additional information, please contact: by e-mail or by calling (909) 386-2906

Last Updated:2009-08-03 10:11:58
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