Having strong relationships between school personnel and students “are essential to building trust and robust reporting cultures” when it comes to disclosing potential threats in K-12 schools, a RAND Corp. study reveals.
Among the recommendations in “Supporting Individual Willingness to Report School Safety Concerns”:
- Increase opportunities for teachers and staff to interact informally with groups of students outside the classroom, and ensure that security personnel receive training to help them work and communicate effectively with the school community.
- Make avenues available to students and other community members who want to come forward with information. Set up formal programs so that they offer widely accessible reporting platforms to students and the broader reporting community.
- Offer clear guidance and training on staff roles in the reporting process, and provide staff with teaching material to increase students’ knowledge about reporting.
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