State school safety centers have emerged over the past two decades as a solution for helping states provide security training, technical assistance and resources to schools.
To better understand these centers’ challenges, accomplishments and services offered, WestEd’s Justice & Prevention Research Center released a new report based on interviews with 32 directors representing state school safety centers in 29 states. Due to varying definitions of SSSCs, the number of reported centers in the country ranges between 20 to 48 states, according to WestEd. About 79% of the 29 states represented in interviews said they receive state-appropriated dollars as their main funding source, while nearly 59% said their top funding source is federal grants and 45% said state grants.
