US Secret Service Endorses PBIS/MTSS to Prevent School Violence

Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools

Recently, the US. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released a report examining over 12 years of school shooting and violence incidents across the nation. Their analysis are detailed, sharp, and eye opening. Their conclusion and recommendations, however, were no surprise to most educators.

 
 
“(Preventative) Approaches that promote successful outcomes for all students will decrease the risk of harm to the school community ”
— Averting Targeted School Violence, p.53

Prevention Models, Like PBIS, Address the Root Causes of Violence

The report concludes:

  • Three-Tiered models like Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are widely adopted in school settings

  • PBIS provided primary prevention to all, with secondary and tertiary intervention to support students who may be in distress

  • PBIS fosters collaborative school climates

  • PBIS promotes students emotional and physical well-being

  • PBIS decreases the impact of adverse experiences

National Threat Assessment Center (2021). Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools. U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security. p.53

 

Next Steps…

We offer several professional development services designed to deliver preventative and proactive approaches to school safety including:

  • PBIS Training Academy - for school that want help to build their system

  • PBIS Reboot - for schools with some practices that need to fill in the gaps

  • PBIS Revival - for school teams that want us to kick off their roll out

  • PBIS Refresher - for school teams that want us to roll out their system

The report concludes that targeted school violence is preventable when bystanders report their concerns to professionals. Students will do this when they feel safe in their classrooms and have built relationships with peers, teachers, administrators. A positive school environment using PBIS accomplishes all this and more. What better endorsement do we need?

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