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| Table 233.50. | Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures: Selected years, 1999-2000 through 2013-14 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| School safety and security measures | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2005-06 | 2007-08 | 2009-10 | 2013-141 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Controlled access during school hours | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings (e.g., locked or monitored doors) | 74.6 | (1.35) | 83.0 | (1.04) | 84.9 | (0.89) | 89.5 | (0.80) | 91.7 | (0.80) | 93.3 | (0.95) | ||||||
| Grounds (e.g., locked or monitored gates) | 33.7 | (1.26) | 36.2 | (1.08) | 41.1 | (1.25) | 42.6 | (1.41) | 46.0 | (1.26) | 42.7 | (1.53) | ||||||
| Visitors required to sign or check in | 96.6 | (0.54) | 98.3 | (0.40) | 97.6 | (0.42) | 98.7 | (0.37) | 99.3 | (0.27) | 98.6 | (0.49) | ||||||
| Campus closed for most students during lunch | 64.6 | (1.48) | 66.0 | (1.08) | 66.1 | (1.19) | 65.0 | (1.34) | 66.9 | (0.88) | 92.6 | (0.80) | ||||||
| Student dress, IDs, and school supplies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Required students to wear uniforms | 11.8 | (0.82) | 13.8 | (0.85) | 13.8 | (0.78) | 17.5 | (0.70) | 18.9 | (1.02) | 20.4 | (1.27) | ||||||
| Enforced a strict dress code | 47.4 | (1.50) | 55.1 | (1.24) | 55.3 | (1.18) | 54.8 | (1.20) | 56.9 | (1.56) | 58.5 | (1.60) | ||||||
| Required students to wear badges or picture IDs | 3.9 | (0.32) | 6.4 | (0.64) | 6.2 | (0.47) | 7.6 | (0.60) | 6.9 | (0.57) | 8.9 | (0.81) | ||||||
| Required faculty and staff to wear badges or picture IDs |
25.4 | (1.39) | 48.0 | (1.21) | 47.9 | (1.12) | 58.3 | (1.37) | 62.9 | (1.14) | 68.0 | (1.65) | ||||||
| Required clear book bags or banned book bags on school grounds |
5.9 | (0.50) | 6.2 | (0.63) | 6.4 | (0.43) | 6.0 | (0.48) | 5.5 | (0.53) | 6.3 | (0.81) | ||||||
| Provided school lockers to students | 46.5 | (1.07) | 49.5 | (1.24) | 50.5 | (1.08) | 48.9 | (1.17) | 52.1 | (1.10) | 49.9 | (1.35) | ||||||
| Drug testing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Athletes | — | (†) | 4.2 | (0.44) | 5.0 | (0.46) | 6.4 | (0.48) | 6.0 | (0.52) | 6.6 | (0.59) | ||||||
| Students in extracurricular activities (other than athletes) |
— | (†) | 2.6 | (0.37) | 3.4 | (0.32) | 4.5 | (0.51) | 4.6 | (0.47) | 4.3 | (0.47) | ||||||
| Any other students | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.0 | (0.34) | 3.0 | (0.42) | 3.0 | (0.26) | 3.5 | (0.44) | ||||||
| Metal detectors, dogs, and sweeps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Random metal detector checks on students | 7.2 | (0.54) | 5.6 | (0.55) | 4.9 | (0.40) | 5.3 | (0.37) | 5.2 | (0.42) | 4.2 | (0.48) | ||||||
| Students required to pass through metal detectors daily | 0.9 | (0.16) | 1.1 | (0.16) | 1.1 | (0.18) | 1.3 | (0.20) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 2.0 | (0.40) | ||||||
| Random dog sniffs to check for drugs | 20.6 | (0.75) | 21.3 | (0.77) | 23.0 | (0.79) | 21.5 | (0.59) | 22.9 | (0.71) | 24.1 | (0.97) | ||||||
| Random sweeps2 for contraband (e.g., drugs or weapons) |
11.8 | (0.54) | 12.8 | (0.58) | 13.1 | (0.76) | 11.4 | (0.71) | 12.1 | (0.68) | 11.4 | (0.86) | ||||||
| Communication systems and technology | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provided telephones in most classrooms | 44.6 | (1.80) | 60.8 | (1.48) | 66.9 | (1.30) | 71.6 | (1.16) | 74.0 | (1.13) | 78.7 | (1.34) | ||||||
| Provided electronic notification system for schoolwide emergency |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 43.2 | (1.26) | 63.1 | (1.40) | 81.6 | (1.12) | ||||||
| Provided structured anonymous threat reporting system3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 31.2 | (1.22) | 35.9 | (1.19) | 46.5 | (1.63) | ||||||
| Used security cameras to monitor the school | 19.4 | (0.88) | 36.0 | (1.28) | 42.8 | (1.29) | 55.0 | (1.37) | 61.1 | (1.16) | 75.1 | (1.31) | ||||||
| Provided two-way radios to any staff | — | (†) | 71.2 | (1.18) | 70.9 | (1.22) | 73.1 | (1.15) | 73.3 | (1.33) | 74.2 | (1.42) | ||||||
| Limited access to social networking sites from school computers |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 93.4 | (0.59) | 91.9 | (0.80) | ||||||
| Prohibited use of cell phones and text messaging devices |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 90.9 | (0.67) | 75.9 | (1.07) | ||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for 2013-14 were collected using the Fast Response Survey System, while data for earlier years were collected using the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). The 2013-14 survey was designed to allow comparisons with SSOCS data. However, respondents to the 2013-14 survey could choose either to complete the survey on paper (and mail it back) or to complete the survey online, whereas respondents to SSOCS did not have the option of completing the survey online. The 2013-14 survey also relied on a smaller sample. The smaller sample size and change in survey administration may have impacted 2013-14 results. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Does not include random dog sniffs. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 For example, a system for reporting threats through online submission, telephone hotline, or written submission via drop box. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, and 2009-10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010; Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), "School Safety and Discipline: 2013-14," FRSS 106, 2014. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |
