CISA partners with educational institutions to make our schools safer for students, staff, and parents.
Organizations should report anomalous cyber activity and/or cyber incidents 24/7 to report@cisa.gov or 1-844-Say-CISA.
CISA is committed to enhancing school security and student and staff safety. Educational institutions face a wide range of digital and physical threats, ranging from targeted violence to cyberattacks. CISA partners with educational institutions and other organizations throughout government, law enforcement, and communities nationwide and offers a variety of resources, programs, and tools to make our schools safer for students, staff, and parents. CISA also manages the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse and its corresponding website, SchoolSafety.gov, which offers resources from CISA and other federal agencies to help schools prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from emergency situations. Schools can use this information to develop comprehensive school security plans and create safe and supportive learning environments. In addition, CISA acknowledges that America needs well trained professionals working in cybersecurity roles in the future. Therefore, CISA partners with organizations to expose young students to cybersecurity concepts in the classroom and encourage older students to enter cybersecurity degree programs.
CISA is working with the K-12 education sector to help raise awareness and understanding of the risks as well as to change behaviors that put us at risk of phishing and other online attacks. We provide tools, information, and resources.
Discover how CISA collaborates with other agencies to support K-12 schools and districts in their efforts to improve school safety and security.
The CISA-USSS K-12 Bystander Reporting Toolkit provides strategies K-12 schools and districts can use to implement and enhance safety reporting programs and encourage bystander reporting among students and other members of the school community.
This article emphasizes students' rights to access a safe school environment, while also highlighting several resources that indicate CISA's commitment to maintaining the safety and security of our nation’s schools.
CISA released its third edition of the CISA K-12 School Security Guide and School Security Assessment Tool (SSAT), which include new products to support K-12 schools and communities in their efforts to strengthen security and protect against a range of threats.
The National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security brings federal, state, and local school leaders together to share actionable recommendations that enhance safe and supportive learning environments in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools.
