School Safety and Security Checklist
The PASS School Safety and Security Checklist allows you to assess the current state of safety and security efforts in your school or district compared to nationwide best practices. Use the Checklist to assess what may need to be implemented by your school or district. You can determine whether you have the recommended school safety and security best practice in place, in progress, needed for the future or whether it’s not necessary for your facility.
The PASS School Safety and Security Guidelines provide the narrative which describes each of the best practices found in the Checklist tool.
Access the Checklist
Use the PASS Checklist to assess your school's security:Upon completing the form below, you will receive an email from PASS allowing you to download the Guidelines document and the Checklist document. You will also receive future updates on the PASS Guidelines.
How to Use the Checklist
The Checklist is best completed by the individual or individuals with highest familiarity with the school’s security practices. In many cases, this will require a team approach to completing the Checklist.
A Layered and Tiered Approach
The Checklist, like the PASS Guidelines, approaches school security at five different layers of protection.
The Guidelines and the Checklist recognize different tiers of security - from basic security to more comprehensive approaches. Each tier within the Checklist and within the overall PASS Guidelines includes all recommendations in the preceding tiers, and in most cases, implementation of best practices at the lower tier level lays the groundwork for moving to higher levels of security in the long term.
DISCLAIMER: The Safety and Security Guidelines for K‑12 Schools (the “Guidelines”) are provided for informational purposes only. Under no circumstances do the contributors to this document and the organizations participating in the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) provide any related guarantees or accept liability for any loss or damage resulting from any person acting or refraining from acting on this information. The Guidelines are not a substitute for legal, financial, or other professional advice to address the specific facts and circumstances related to the implementation of a particular school safety or security measure or program.
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