SCHOOL SAFETY
Providing a safe environment for students to learn and staff to work is at the top of the list for educators and community partners across Eaton County. Leaders from the Eaton RESA, local school districts, law enforcement and other agencies are working collaboratively to help steer schools in the right direction when addressing threats.
Below are several tools to support a school's process of assessing any and all school threats.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Student-protected information (such as mental health, criminal history, political beliefs, etc.) is generally protected information. Parental permission is generally required before school personnel ask students about these subjects.
- The tools shared on this website are not for open use. They should ONLY be utilized after full participation in the District's designated training process.
- Some of the information gathered while using the threat assessment tools may be subject to federal and state laws related to student information privacy. Please get guidance before sharing it.
- The proper use of these tools is the responsibility of those who use them, and such use is not subject to any type of warranty. Eaton RESA is not liable in any way for the use or misuse of the Model Threat Assessment System.
MODEL THREAT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
DOCUMENTS/FORMS (Printable)
Threat Assessment Guidelines - With All Forms (34 pages)
DOCUMENTS/FORMS (Editable)
Threat Assessment Guidelines
8 Step Action Plan
Screening Form
CaseWorksheet
Interview-Witness
Interview - Person Of Concern
Interview - Staff
Interview - Parent-Guardian
Data Summary
Response Summary
Intervention Plan
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE - 
National Threat Assessment Center
Improving School Safety Through Bystander ReportingMass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016-2020Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against SchoolsProtecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School ViolenceEnhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School ViolencePrior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE - Office of School Safety
Threat Assessment
Interim Guidance - Michigan stakeholders to review existing school safety centers' information for interim guidance.National Association of School Psychologists - Brief Facts and Tips
Mental/Behavioral Health
De-Escalation Techniques for TeachersNASP Prepare Crisis Support Guidance BriefNASP Prepare Crisis Support Guidance Extended31n School-Based Mental Health Services - 2021 Legislative Report