Over 65% of surveyed states reported having a state school safety center, and over 96% of those centers were still operational¶
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q2 i? Over 65 percent of responding states reported having an SSSC, and over 96 percent of those reported the center was still operational at survey time. → McKenna 2022
Evidence¶
McKenna 2022¶
McKenna, J., Russo, S., Sutherland, H., Boal, A., & Petrosino, A. (2022). States’ school safety centers: A brief look into history, characteristics, and activities. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621272
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Descriptive findings from an online survey of 51 identified state key informants conducted May–June 2021, with 43 respondents (about 84 percent response rate). The article reports "Over 65 percent of states responding to the survey reported having an SSSC" and that over 96 percent of those centers were still operational.
"Over 65 percent of states responding to the survey reported having an SSSC, with most of these centers serving their entire state"
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Related Claims¶
- Over 70% of operational SSSCs are situated within larger state agencies and are funded mainly through state appropriations and federal or state grants — related
- State legislation was the most commonly reported reason SSSCs were created, with school violence incidents cited by 28% of respondents — related
- Most state school safety centers are recent: 62% were established between 2010 and 2020 — related
- Most SSSCs have small staffs (over 75% with 10 or fewer staff) yet engage in a wide range of activities, led by technical assistance (93%) and training (86%) — related
- Nearly all responding SSSCs conducted trainings in 2021, with reporting centers documenting over a thousand training events reaching tens of thousands of participants — related
- Most SSSCs rely on two or three funding sources, with state-appropriated funding and federal grants the most common — related
- SSSC structural placement varies across states: most states house one center in a single agency, while some split one center across agencies or operate two independent centers — related
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Over 65% of surveyed states reported having a state school safety center, and over 96% of those centers were still operational |
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Over 65% of surveyed states reported having a state school safety center, and over 96% of those centers were still operational |
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