School Safety

Attorney General Roy Cooper believes that we owe it to our children to make our schools as safe as possible. To help educators and law enforcement prepare to respond to a crisis in our schools, Cooper has provided Critical Incident Response Kits to every school in North Carolina. Cooper is also working to make sure that all law enforcement officers, including those who serve in schools, get special training so that they can react quickly when lives are at stake. In addition, he has pushed to keep suspended students off the streets and in educational programs.

Other Resources

Center for the Prevention of School Violence
The Center for the Prevention of School Violence works to make schools safer places so teachers are better able to teach and students are better able to learn. The Center plays a critical role in assisting the Attorney General's office with its school safety and child protection efforts. Visit their website to learn more: www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/.

Governor's Task Force on Youth Violence and School Safety
The Governor's Task Force on Youth Violence and School Safety issued a list of recommendations for preventing school violence in 1999. The Task Force stated that "Every school should be given the tools needed to develop and implement stronger school safety plans." To read their final report, visit http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/index2.cfm?a=000001,000113,001241

Columbine Review Commission
In the wake of the tragedy at Columbine High School in Colorado, a special commission completed an independent review of the incident. You can read the Commission's final report, released in May 2001, by visiting www.state.co.us/columbine.