School Safety and Crisis Intervention
The links below connect to resources for intervening to help students and the school community -- during and after crises.

Please don't ignore violent news; if there is a major story, your students have heard about it. Reassure them that you and other school officials will do your best to ensure their safety.




Living in the Wake of Violence
after the Arizona Shootings

Minnesota Safe Routes to School
State Network Project

Bystander Study, follow up to Safe School Intiative Study

FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

National Association of School Psychologists

Safe and Healthy Learners E-Newsletter
from MN Department of Education

School Safety: Lessons Learned

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administratin ( SAMHSA)

U.S. Department of Education



Safe Routes to School
Established in May 2006, the National Center for Safe Routes to School assists states and communities in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bicycle to school. The National Center serves as the clearinghouse for the federal Safe Routes to School program. The organization also coordinates online registration efforts and provides technical support and resources for U.S. Walk to School Day and facilitates worldwide promotion and participation. The National Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. For more information, please visit www.saferoutesinfo.org.

The Minnesota Safe Routes to School Network was established in January 2010 and includes approximately 40 organizations and agencies, all of which are interested in advancing the SRTS movement in Minnesota. For a detailed list, go to: http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/state/network/minnesota#network

For free bicycling and safe routes Webinars, click here.



Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.

Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
651.999.7310     MN toll free 800.642.6807    
Fax: 651.999.7311     E-mail: mespa@mespa.net