Maryland

All schools work to prevent school violence and schools are very safe places. Students, staff, and parents all have an important role in promoting school safety.

This document is a technical assistance guide for local educational agencies and schools to address disproportionality in school discipline 

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) developed this document to provide local school systems with a menu of school discipline best practices currently being implemented across the State.

"It is the hope of the Maryland State Department of Education that this document may provide technical guidance and assistance as each Maryland school system works to support the rights of all students, including those who are transgender and gender nonconforming.

Just as no child’s journey to adulthood is the same; the transition needs of transgender students vary and need to be considered on a case-by-case basis.

This document includes guidance on working with parents of transgender identifying youth and working with community members and parents of non-transgender youth. 

This update of the 2011 Dropout Prevention Resource Guide serves as a resource for parents, educators, school boards, and policy makers to help identify and implement dropout prevention strategies.

The Maryland Center for School Safety website offers the statutory language that established it as an independent unit of State government tasked with providing comprehensive policy for school safety.

The Department of Homeland Security issued this second edition of its "Planning and Response to an Active Shooter: An Interagency Security Committee Policy and Best Practices Guide" to help schools plan, prepare, and respond to an active shooter situation.

In this post by the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team they define cyberbullying, give examples of the problem, and show ways to protect oneself or your children. This is a very high-level blog and gives general tips.