School Safety
Schools and Coronovirus: What You Need to Know
NEA is committed to ensuring the well-being of our members and all public school staff and students. Find important guidance and safety measures on COVID-19. Read more »
Responding to Crises
Resources to keep your schools safe, especially during a crisis. Read more »
Creating Bullyfree Schools
Resources to turn your school into a bullyfree zone. Read more »
Unite Against Hate!
Resources for students, educators, and families to conduct meaningful conversations toward healing in the wake Charlottesville. Read more »
Securing safe, healthy and peaceful learning environments for students.
Mass Shooting and other Traumatic Events: How to Talk to Students
All too often gun violence and mass shootings top the headlines in America, causing anxiety and confusion among young people. To help students who are continually hearing about senseless gun violence in or near schools and are scared about their safety, we offer advice from the National Association of School Psychologists for talking to them about violence and other national tragedies.
America's Safe Schools Week
Explore these educator resources to help students and parents learn about and advocate for school safety, bullying prevention, reducing violence, improving discipline, and increasing student attendance.
NEA's School Crisis Guide
A step-by-step outline of what to do before, during, and after any school or community crisis like a school shooting or natural disaster. NEA offers best practices that address the full spectrum of crisis response from how to prevent and prepare for a crisis to how to respond and recover in the minutes, days and weeks following the event.
United Against Hate!
In the wake of the recent events in Charlottesville, please find resources for students, educators, and families to address and engage in the national dialogue about racism, hate, and bias. Together we must foster safe spaces to discuss our individual and collective realties to move towards justice in education.
YOUTH AND GANG AWARENESS RESOURCE TOOLKIT
The Youth and Gang Awareness & Prevention Resource Toolkit provides information and guidance from the National Education Association (NEA) and other sources related to youth, school, and gang violence. Download the Toolkit (MS-WORD)
LETTER TO BETSY DEVOS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEA is the lead author of a letter to the Department of Education to advocate for a simple student identification system to ensure safe administration of medication to students while they are in school.
Download the letter (PDF).
Resources to help those suffering from PTSD, including our veterans, educators, and students. Find out more here.
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