Outline of the state of New York
State
New York
Required

Category
Threat Assessment

Category
Threat Assessment

State law regulation or district policy requires districts to adopt threat assessment policies.

New York Consolidated Laws 2801-a. School safety plans.

  1. Such comprehensive district-wide safety plan shall be developed by the district-wide school safety team and shall include at a minimum: g. policies and procedures for the dissemination of informative materials regarding the early detection of potentially violent behaviors, including but not limited to the identification of family, community and environmental factors, to teachers, administrators, school personnel including bus drivers and monitors, persons in parental relation to students of the district, students and other persons deemed appropriate to receive such information; j. strategies for improving communication among students and between students and staff and reporting of potentially violent incidents, such as the establishment of youth-run programs, peer mediation, conflict resolution, creating a forum or designating a mentor for students concerned with bullying or violence and establishing anonymous reporting mechanisms for school violence.
Policy Type
Statute