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Education & awareness are key to preventing online child exploitation. Project iGuardian offers adult & age-appropriate youth trainings about the dangers of digital environments and how to stay safe online: go.dhs.gov/3pQ #NationalChildAbusePreventionMonth Know2Protect


#SchoolSafetyTip: Conducting a site assessment can help identify vulnerabilities and inform your school’s security plans. REMS TA Center’s training shares the guiding principles of site assessments and highlights available tools to conduct one: go.dhs.gov/Zh9


Participating in emergency exercises can help #K12 schools evaluate their emergency operations plans. Exercises can include: ✔️ Orientations ✔️ Tabletop exercises ✔️ Drills ✔️ Functional exercises ✔️ Full-scale exercises REMS TA Center has more guidance: go.dhs.gov/4HG




School staff can’t #StopBullying alone. A school safety committee can bring the community together to keep bullying prevention active and collaborative. StopBullying.Gov has more: go.dhs.gov/JN5



Learn how to prepare for and respond to a bomb threat with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s self-paced web training. This course provides interactive exercises, explores case studies, and covers school-specific considerations for dealing with bomb threats: go.dhs.gov/wW2


#DYK REMS TA Center offers interactive tools to support #K12 schools in developing and strengthening emergency operations plans? Explore the full suite of resources: go.dhs.gov/oeR


If students know what exploitation looks like, they can learn to say no and better protect themselves and others. These DHS Blue Campaign posters can be used to help raise awareness at your school. go.dhs.gov/3aj #NationalChildAbusePreventionMonth


Research from U.S. Secret Service shows that individuals contemplating targeted school violence often exhibit observable behaviors, and when those behaviors are reported, tragedy can be averted. See how this research can inform your #SchoolSafety efforts: youtube.com/watch?v=-TVdrr…







#SchoolSafetyTip: Use the RAIN acronym if a suspicious item is found on school grounds: R: Recognize the indicators of a suspected explosive device A: Avoid the area I: Isolate the suspected item N: Notify appropriate emergency services youtube.com/watch?v=rl3iJl… Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency


.DHS Blue Campaign offers quick and easy-to-follow training videos to help teachers, youth professionals, & caretakers learn how to recognize and report suspected youth #HumanTrafficking. Watch: go.dhs.gov/4cs


School violence is a complex issue that requires a multidisciplinary and comprehensive #SchoolSafety plan. Applying a systems-based approach to layered physical security is one way to create safer school environments: go.dhs.gov/ZvF #NYVPW Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
