Additional Links

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (includes comprehensive resource list and NCEF customized checklist for assessing the overall safety and security of your school)

Homeland Security School Preparedness Page

Final Report and Findings: Implications for Prevention of School Attacks in the United States

Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates

Ready Kids: U. S. Launches Disaster Planning Aimed at Children

CRISIS RESPONSE

Indiana Department of Education Pandemic Flu Information Center

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network e-Newsletter

Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity.

Winner of the Webby Award for Activism and Electronic Multimedia Awards for both Education and Public Service, Tolerance.org provides:

• Daily news about groups and individuals working for tolerance and fighting hate;
• Guidebooks for adult and youth activists;
• Practical resources for parents and teachers; and
• Entertaining and educational games for young children.

Partners Against Hate, a joint initiative of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Department of Education's Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, has published "Investigating Hate Crimes on the Internet." It defines hate crimes, describes the principal Federal and State hate crime laws, and examines a number of cases. In addition, the brief outlines legal elements involved in the investigation of Internet hate crimes and provides information about the difficulties of prosecuting such crimes. You may access "Investigating Hate Crimes on the Internet" at http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/publications/investigating_hc.pdf.

For further information about Partners Against Hate, visit their Web site at http://www.partnersagainsthate.org.