The K-12 School Security Guide Product Suite is designed to provide K-12 districts and campuses with resources, tools, and strategies to improve school physical security. With these products, schools and districts will learn the steps necessary to assess vulnerabilities, strengthen security, and better protect K-12 communities.
Featured Resources
K-12 School Security Guide (3rd Edition)
This guide provides a comprehensive doctrine and systems-based methodology for vulnerability assessment, planning and implementation of layered physical security elements.
School Security Assessment Tool
This tool walks users through a tailorable, web-based vulnerability analysis and provides results and recommendations that can be integrated into a school’s existing safety and security plans.
K-12 School Security Assessment Tool User Guide
This guide helps users of the School Security Assessment Tool understand the purpose of the tool, how to use it and how to interpret assessment results.
Trainings
K-12 School Security Guide Training Companion
K-12 School Security Guide “Train the Trainer” Companion Course
Companion Products
These products serve as streamlined and tailored guides based on existing CISA school safety resources. They are designed for specific stakeholders within the K-12 and school safety communities to help them better understand and act upon key safety and security principles and guidance.
K-12 School Security Guide Companion for School-Based Law Enforcement and School Resource Officers
K-12 School Security Guide Companion Product for School Business Officials
K-12 School Security Guide (2nd Edition)
This guide provides preventive and protective measures to address the threat of gun violence in schools. It includes a PDF with general security best practices and considerations and a Microsoft Excel-based security survey.
Additional Information
If you have questions about these products, please reach out to CISA’s School Safety Task Force (SchoolSafety@mail.cisa.dhs.gov) or your local Protective Security Advisor (PSA). If you do not know your local PSA, please visit cisa.gov/about/divisions/cisa-regions to find information on CISA’s regional contacts.