Campus Violence Resource Collection
Introduction
This collection contains United Educators' (UE’s) resources addressing overt violence, including active shooters and other situations involving guns, at higher education institutions and K-12 schools. Also consider consulting the following collections which contain other resources that may help manage risks related to violence on your campus:
- Campus Demonstrations and Conflicts
- Student Mental Health
- Workforce Management
- Title IX and VAWA/Campus SaVE Act
Risk Advice
If you need a sounding board for a policy or procedure you’re revising or want to hear how other schools navigate a particular risk management issue, our team can help. Email your question to risk@ue.org.
Online Courses
Targeted Campus Violence Higher Ed
Course Collection
Higher Ed
Targeted Campus Violence K12
Course
K-12
Tabletop Exercises
Click the links below to access Crisis Response: A Library of Tabletop Exercises, including our facilitator’s guide and additional supporting materials for conducting a tabletop exercise. Use these scenarios to assess your response efforts to the following crises.
Crisis Response: A Library of Tabletop Exercises
Higher Ed
K-12
Active Shooter (Higher Ed)
Tabletop Exercise
Active Shooter (K-12)
Tabletop Exercise
Arson (Higher Ed)
Tabletop Exercise
Arson (K-12)
Tabletop Exercise
Bomb Threat and Detonation
Tabletop Exercise
Institutional Planning and Preparation
Checklist: Active Shooter Physical Security Measures
Checklist
Higher Ed
Checklist: Physical Security
Checklist
K-12
Excessive Force by Campus Security
Report
Higher Ed
Guide to Creating and Improving a Campus Crisis Communications Plan
Report
Higher Ed
K-12
The Double-Edged Sword of Workplace Violence: A Liability Predicament for Employers
Report
K-12
Higher Ed
Firearms
Active Shooter Response Options and Training
Insights
K-12
Checklist: Preventing and Preparing for Active Shooters on Campus
Checklist
Higher Ed
Checklist: Preventing and Preparing for School Shootings
Checklist
K-12
Firearms and Weapons Policies
Insights
Higher Ed
Guns on Campus: Emerging Issues and Challenges
Report
Higher Ed
Gun Violence Claims: Trends and Lessons
Report
K-12
Higher Ed
Increased Risks and Costs of Arming Educators
Insights
K-12
Preventing School Shootings: A Question & Answer Session
Media
Higher Ed
K-12
School Shooters: What We Know and Why Prevention Is Possible
Insights
K-12
Higher Ed
Secure Classroom Doors to Stop Active Shooters
Insights
K-12
Students Causing Concern
Bullying: Lessons to Combat Cruelty
Report
K-12
Checklist: Implementing Student Threat Assessment
Checklist
K-12
When to Alert Parents of Self-Harming Students
Report
Higher Ed