State legislation was the most commonly reported reason SSSCs were created, with school violence incidents cited by 28% of respondents¶
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q2 i? Over 65 percent of respondents reported their SSSC was started because of state legislation, and 28 percent attributed creation to a response to highly publicized school violence incidents. → McKenna 2022
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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 survey finding on reasons for starting SSSCs (Exhibit 3), based on a write-in response item. The article reports "over 65 percent of respondents shared that their SSSC was started because of state legislation" and 28 percent citing highly publicized school violence incidents; other reasons included grant/university funding (10%) and leadership and stakeholder desire (10%).
"over 65 percent of respondents shared that their SSSC was started because of state legislation requiring the creation of a center, with 28 percent of respondents specifically noting the creation of the center as a response to highly publicized school violence incidents"
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Related Claims¶
- Over 65% of surveyed states reported having a state school safety center, and over 96% of those centers were still operational — related
- Most State School Safety Centers were created in response to a high-profile incident such as a school shooting or natural disaster — reports the opposite
- State school safety legislation most commonly addresses emergency management, followed by the existence and structure of SSSCs and threat assessment — 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
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State legislation was the most commonly reported reason SSSCs were created, with school violence incidents cited by 28% of respondents |
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State legislation was the most commonly reported reason SSSCs were created, with school violence incidents cited by 28% of respondents |
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