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Indiana State Police School Safety

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Welcome to the Indiana State Police's School Safety Homepage

This website has been created in the hopes of providing schools and school corporations with tactics for ensuring school safety in Indiana's education facilities.

Indiana has been a national leader in school safety for more than ten years with the crafting of cutting edge legislation and the establishment of the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy.

In an effort to take school safety to the next level, the Indiana State Police encourages school corporations to hire School Resource Officers to serve not only as a first line of defense in an active shooter incident, but also to provide additional security within the schools to combat drug usage, bullying, and other issues often requiring law enforcement intervention.

Refer to the links on the left side under "School Safety", or download our information sheet for more information.

Additionally, we have created a Frequently Asked Questions document that may provide helpful information and resources. You can click the link to download our Frequently Asked Questions document here .

OVERVIEW

Indiana has been a national leader in school safety for more than ten years with the crafting of cutting edge legislation and the establishment of the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy.

In an effort to take school safety to the next level, the Indiana State Police encourages school corporations to hire School Resource Officers to serve not only as a first line of defense in an active shooter incident, but also to provide additional security within the schools to combat drug usage, bullying, and other issues often requiring law enforcement intervention.

LEGISLATION

The Indiana State Police takes an active role in the administration and awarding of grant funding. Funding provides resources to employ school resource officers, conduct threat assessments and/or purchase equipment to limit access or expedite the notification of first responders.

For all questions regarding legislation and to view the Senate Bill 1 concerning administration and grant funding please click here.

TRAINING

In partnership with Indiana educators and local law enforcement, ISP conducts various training sessions throughout Indiana. Training sessions help schools and law enforcement agencies establish partnerships necessary for coordinating a unified and effective response to various incidents.

Please click here to view the more information on School Safety Training.

RESOURCES

The Indiana State Police, with the assistance of Dr. Richard Hogue, Ed.D. of Hogue & Associates, Inc., has provided the training aids in this section to assist educators in creating a safe and secure environment for educating Indiana's children.

These resources are available for free to all persons wishing to utilize them within their schools or school corporations. Please click here to view these resources.

WALK-THROUGH

The School Walk Through Initiative is a statewide program that provides an added level of security to schools while also giving Hoosier children the opportunity to interact with police officers in a positive learning environment. In addition to providing safety presentations, troopers will simply walk through the halls during school hours. Please keep this in mind as you may see state police cars in the school parking lots and your children may tell you about state troopers walking the hallways of their school.

Please click here to view the more information on School Safety Training.

GANG VIOLENCE


To view resources concerning gang violence and prevention please click here.

REQUEST PRESENTATION

The Indiana State Police offers training programs that teach school administrators how to respond to an active shooter incident. The program design goes beyond the previous standard practice of what has become known as "lockdown."

Please click here to schedule a presentation with Indiana State Police on School Safety at your school or school corporation.

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