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Mission

Homeland Security starts with Hometown Security. The Louisiana Center for Safe Schools provides school communities and safety partners with quality information and resources by identifying and promoting strategies, practices, and programs supporting safe schools for all as part of the academic mission. The Louisiana Center for Safe Schools aims to create a virtual resource library to connect local stakeholders for emergency preparedness planning, training, execution, recovery, and reporting. After all, education is the key to opportunity and advancement. Likewise, providing safe and secure learning environments is the core foundation of learning and engagement.

Administrators and Superintendents

State-level staff, District-level school staff, and School-level administrators

Faculty and Staff

Local Education Agency faculty and staff

Parents and Students

Parents of Students and K-12 Students

Behavioral and Mental Health

Student Learning and Well-being

First Responders and Resource Officers

School Resource Officers, Emergency managers, School Safety Planners, State and Local Emergency Response Service Providers.

School Safety Legislation

A timeline of School Safety Legislation in the state of Louisiana.

Search for School Safety Resources!

Find more school safety resources from the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools and affiliated programs and agencies.

Resource Center

Trending School Safety Topics and Resources from LCSS’s partner agencies.

Bureau of Justice Assistance

The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 seeks to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and prevent acts of violence. Both the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services offer grants to improve security within our Nation's schools and on school grounds through evidence-based programs.

STOP School Violence Program
Infragard

InfraGard is a non-profit organization serving as a public-private partnership between U.S. businesses and the FBI. InfraGard is an association of individuals that facilitates information sharing and intelligence between businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to preventing hostile acts against the United States.

Louisiana Infragard Multi-Hazard Planning Toolkit
CISA - Shields Up

Every organization in the United States is at risk from cyber threats that can disrupt essential services and potentially result in impacts to public safety. Over the past year, cyber incidents have impacted many companies, non-profits, and other organizations, large and small, across multiple sectors of the economy. CISA recommends all organizations—regardless of size—adopt a heightened posture when it comes to cybersecurity and protecting their most critical assets.

CISA - Shields Up
United States Department of Homeland Security

This toolkit represents the latest effort in CISA’s and USSS’s shared school safety mission, which includes providing schools with actionable, practical, and cost-efficient steps toward preventing harm or acts of violence among our most important populations.

US Department of Homeland Security Toolkit for Strengthening K-12 Reporting Programs
K-12 School Security Guide Training Companion

This training series is designed to help end users of the K-12 School Security Guide (3rd ed., 2022) develop a basic understanding of what physical security looks like in K-12 schools. The series uses principles outlined in the guide to provide users with the tools necessary to make schools safer, more secure spaces while still achieving their educational mission and maintaining a positive school climate.

K-12 School Security Guide Training Companion
Stand With Parkland

As the parents and spouses of the victims of the Majorie Stoneman Douglas violence in Parkland, we are committed to advocating for public safety reforms focused on the safety of our children and staff at school. We must make real changes, such as securing the perimeters of our schools. We must make a real effort to identify our kids that need help and create effective support programs for them. It is also time for practical changes in the laws.

Stand With Parkland
National Center for Safe & Supportive Schools

The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) offers information and technical assistance to States, districts, schools, institutions of higher learning, and communities focused on improving school climate and conditions for learning.

National Center for Safe & Supportive Schools

School & Nonprofit Security Grant Program Information Session


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GOHSEP
Louisiana Department of Health
Louisiana Infragard Multi-Hazard Planning Toolkit
Conquer Covid 19 LA
NCBRT
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
US Secret Service
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Louisiana State Police
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
Homeland Security
Louisiana Department of Education
Fusion Center

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Louisiana Center for Safe Schools staff are available via email to respond to questions and requests.

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We welcome your input on the resources available on the resources available on our website and suggestions for additional sources. We are also open to discussion and feedback on trainings, high-quality plans or plan components, novel or innovative practices, and stories of lessons learned to contribute to the field.

  • 7667 Independence Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70806
  • 225.925.7500
  • SafeSchools@la.gov

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