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Table 26. Percentage of public middle schools reporting use of specified security practices, by selected school characteristics: 1999–2000
| Practice | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Require visitors to sign or check in | 97 | 3 |
| Control access to school buildings during school hours1 | 76 | 24 |
| Control access to school grounds during school hours2 | 30 | 70 |
| Require students to pass through metal detectors each day | 2 | 98 |
| Require visitors to pass through metal detectors | 2 | 98 |
| Perform one or more random metal detector checks on students | 14 | 86 |
| Close the campus for most students during lunch | 81 | 19 |
| Use one or more random dog sniffs to check for drugs | 37 | 63 |
| Perform one or more random sweeps for contraband,3 but not including dog sniffs | 24 | 76 |
| Require drug testing for any students4 | 6 | 94 |
| Require students to wear uniforms | 10 | 90 |
| Enforce a strict dress code | 61 | 39 |
| Provide a printed code of student conduct to students | 97 | 3 |
| Provide a printed code of student conduct to parents | 96 | 4 |
| Provide school lockers to students | 77 | 23 |
| Require clear book bags or ban book bags on school grounds | 13 | 87 |
| Require students to wear badges or picture IDs | 6 | 94 |
| Require faculty and staff to wear badges or picture IDs | 26 | 74 |
| Use one or more security cameras to monitor the school | 20 | 80 |
| Provide telephones in most classrooms | 46 | 54 |
| Prohibit all tobacco use on school grounds | 93 | 7 |
| 1 For example, locked or monitored doors. | ||
| 2 For example, locked or monitored gates. | ||
| 3 For example, drugs or weapons. | ||
| 4 For example, athletes. | ||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. "At school/at your school" was defined for respondents as including activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that are holding school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to, unless the survey specified otherwise, only respond for those times that were during normal school hours or when school activities/events were in session. | ||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2000. | ||
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