South Carolina Legislature


School Safety Task Force


  • Final Report - January 6, 2015

  • H. 3365 - Enabling Legislation
  • Title 59, Chapter 63, Article 3 of the South Carolina Code of Laws
  • State Board of Education Regulation 43-279
  • Safe Schools Task Force Report (1999)
  • The School Discipline Consensus Report (2014)

  • August 27, 2014 Meeting
  • Massachusetts Task Force Report on School Safety and Security
  • National Association of Attorneys General - Task Force on School and Campus Safety
  • Wyoming School Safety and Security Task Force - Report and Recommendations
  • Ohio School Safety Task Force Recommendations
  • Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence - Bureau of Justice Assistance - U.S. Department of Justice
  • Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
  • Multi-Tiered System of Supports Overview Video
  • Framework for Safe and Successful School Environments

  • September 11, 2014 Meeting
  • NEA NewtownMH Model Legislation
  • The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States
  • Pennsylvania State Police School Safety Report
  • NCEF Safe School Facilities Checklist
  • Sensible Solutions for Safe Schools: A Collaborative Report from the Members of the VIVA National Education Association Idea Exchange

  • October 14, 2014 Meeting
  • Mental Health Facts - Children and Teens, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools, National Association of School Psychologists
  • Where We Stand - School-Based Mental Health, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • Modeling After Minnesota: Achieving Positive Results for Students, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • Minnesota Overview of the School Linked Mental Health Programs

  • Draft of Task Force Recommendations and Best Practices
  • Draft of Task Force Recommendations and Best Practices

  • October 28, 2014
  • New Federal School Discipline Guidance Addresses Discrimination, Suspensions - Rules for Engagement - Education Week
  • School-to-Prison Pipeline
  • Zero-Tolerance
  • More Public Schools Create Mental Health Programs





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