| Require visitors to sign or check in | 99 |
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| Control access to school buildings during school hours1 | 90 |
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| Control access to school grounds during school hours2 | 43 |
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| Require students to pass through metal detectors each day | 1 |
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| Perform one or more random metal detector checks on students | 5 |
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| Close the campus for most or all students during lunch | 65 |
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| Use one or more random dog sniffs to check for drugs | 22 |
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| Perform one or more random sweeps for contraband, but not including dog sniffs3 | 11 |
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| Require drug testing for athletes | 6 |
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| Require drug testing for students in extracurricular activities other than athletics | 4 |
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| Require drug testing for any other students | 3 |
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| Require students to wear uniforms | 18 |
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| Enforce a strict dress code | 55 |
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| Provide school lockers to students | 49 |
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| Require clear book bags or ban book bags on school grounds | 6 |
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Provide an electronic notification system that automatically notifies parents in the
case of a school-wide emergency | 43 |
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| Provide a structured anonymous threat reporting system | 31 |
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| Require students to wear badges or picture IDs | 8 |
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| Require faculty and staff to wear badges or picture IDs | 58 |
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| Use one or more security cameras to monitor the school | 55 |
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| Provide telephones in most classrooms | 72 |
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| Provide two-way radios to any staff | 73 |
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| Prohibit all tobacco use on school grounds | 91 |
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| 1 Examples of controlled access to school buildings provided to respondents were locked or monitored doors. |
| 2 Examples of controlled access to school grounds provided to respondents were locked or monitored gates. |
| 3 Examples of contraband provided to respondents were drugs or weapons. |
| NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2007–08 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2008. |
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