Active Shooter/Threat (K-12)

  1. Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools
  2. Illinois Terrorism Task Force School Safety Working Group
    1. Communication Tips for School Threats
    2. Response & Investigation Suggestions for School Threats
  3. FBI Active Shooter Resources
    1. Echoes of Columbine (video)
    2. A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013
    3. A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013 – Quick Reference Guide
    4. Violence Prevention in Schools
    5. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2024
    6. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2023
    7. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2022
    8. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2021
    9. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2020
    10. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2019
    11. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2018
    12. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2016 and 2017
    13. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2014 and 2015
    14. Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks
    15. Active Shooter Event: Quick Reference Guide
  4. Averted School Violence Database
  5. Guide For Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans: A Closer Look at Active Shooters (webinar)
  6. Gun Violence Considerations for K-12 School EOP Development
  7. Department of Homeland Security
    1. Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (virtual training)
    2. Active Shooter: How to Respond
    3. First Responder Guide to Improving Survivability in an Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents
  8. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
    1. Active Shooter Preparedness
    2. Active Shooter Pocket Card
    3. Planning and Response to an Active Shooter: An Interagency Security Committee Policy and Best Practices Guide
    4. Active Shooter Recovery Guide
    5. Recovering From an Active Shooter Incident Fact Sheet
    6. Active Shooter Emergency Action Plan Guide
    7. Active Shooter Emergency Action Plan Template
    8. Active Shooter Workshop Participant
    9. Options for Consideration: Active Shooter Preparedness Video
  9. Best Practice Considerations for Armed Assailant Drills in Schools
  10. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
    1. Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting
    2. Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting (Spanish)
    3. Psychological Impact of the Recent Shooting
    4. Talking to Children About the Shooting
    5. Tip Sheet For Youth Talking to Journalists About the Shooting
  11. Federal Emergency Management Agency
    1. Active Shooter: What You Can Do (training)
  12. Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Student Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack
  13. K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violence