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# Biden-Harris Administration Launches SchoolSafety.gov Awareness Campaign to Support Schools with Safety Resources

# Biden-Harris Administration Launches SchoolSafety.gov Awareness Campaign to Support Schools with Safety Resources

August 17, 2023

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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Justice (DOJ), launched a public awareness campaign to highlight federal school safety resources and evidence-based  practices available through SchoolSafety.gov.  The initiative is one of several new actions the Biden-Harris Administration is  taking to support safer schools and communities. Through the campaign, the Administration will educate school administrators and personnel, teachers, parents and guardians, and state and local government officials about school  safety resources available at SchoolSafety.gov. The goal is to advance the  mission and maximize the benefits of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA)  by accelerating and enhancing the implementation of programs and initiatives  that will help families, communities, and schools build capacity and establish  and expand successful school safety strategies. The campaign is being launched  for the back-to-school season to ensure schools have the tools they need to  create and sustain welcoming, safe, and supportive learning environments for  students and educators.

“Government has few responsibilities more important than  ensuring the safety of our communities – especially our children. To protect  our children and educators, we must ensure the schools they attend and work in  are safe and secure,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N.  Mayorkas. “The Department of Homeland Security and our partners in the  Biden-Harris Administration are working together to make sure every child and  educator enjoys the safe and secure environment they deserve, whether it is by  making available safety resources to every school through SchoolSafety.gov,  cutting through red tape to help schools access critical security funding, or supporting local law enforcement agencies across the country.”

“Student and educator safety remains our priority. I want  all school and district leaders, educators and staff, and students and families  to know that SchoolSafety.gov is the one-stop shop for accessing resources and  evidence-based approaches for building safe schools and positive learning  environments,” said U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “We’re pairing the  Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’s historic investments in school safety and  student mental health and wellbeing with easily accessible information on  everything from responding to cyber bullying and preventing violence to  improving emergency preparedness and accessing federal grants. The Department  of Education and our partners across the Biden-Harris Administration want every  school’s back-to-school season to be one of joy, possibility, and safety.”

“We must do everything we can to keep our schools and  kids safe. SchoolSafety.gov is a tremendous resource that education and  community members can use to support safe positive environments for all  students and educators,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “We are honored to  partner with the Departments of Education, Justice, and Homeland Security to  raise awareness of this terrific resource.”

“The SchoolSafety.gov initiative is aimed at harnessing  resources and capabilities across government to help make every school a safe  place to learn,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The Justice  Department will continue to work closely with our partners in government and  communities across the country to help keep our schools safe.”

As part of the campaign, SchoolSafety.gov will release a  range of resources, including a video, communications toolkit, and  infographics, to help schools learn more about how to enhance school safety,  access support, and easily share information about the campaign with others in  their community. The campaign will feature an informational webinar being held  and recorded today showcasing federal training and technical assistance centers  focused on issues related to school safety, school climate, and mental health  supports. Campaign information and materials will be accessible through a dedicated hub on SchoolSafety.gov throughout August and September.

SchoolSafety.gov is the public website of the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse, an ongoing and collaborative effort among ED, DHS, DOJ, and HHS to enhance school safety through a whole-of-government approach. Through the site, the American public and school communities can access  hundreds of resources and evidence-based practices to enhance school safety,  which can be used to help inform and support school safety plans, programs, and  initiatives within individualized and unique school settings. These resources  address a range of issues and elements critical to school safety and include  information on bullying prevention, student mental health support and services,  school climate, emergency planning, and preventing acts of targeted and  community violence. SchoolSafety.gov also includes several easy-to-use tools to  help schools discover specific resources and create and implement comprehensive  and holistic safety programs, including a feature that makes it easier to locate and identify available federal school safety  funding opportunities and grant programs.

BSCA enacted several key provisions to enhance school  safety and security initiatives and is part of the Biden-Harris  Administration’s broader commitment to making our students, schools, and  communities safer. Under the Luke and Alex School Safety Act, which is  incorporated into BSCA, the law formally established the Clearinghouse and  required it to identify and publish online through SchoolSafety.gov  evidence-based practices and recommendations to improve school safety for use  by states, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, state  and local law enforcement agencies, health professionals, and the general public.

Learn more about the SchoolSafety.gov  Back-to-School Campaign at https://www.schoolsafety.gov/back-to-school-campaign.
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