Are you prepared for a crisis? I do not believe. You should know how to handle different situations in case of a school emergency. School safety is important because it has been the subject of controversy recently and to keep students safe in an environment where they feel comfortable. These school safety subtopics include traumatic brain injuries, technology safety, social and emotional safety, drill safety, and building safety. School safety is critical to every school nationally and globally. Project Citizen's goal/problem is to research and create a solution to improve school safety. Some previous Project Citizen topics included road safety and bathroom cleanliness and safety. At our school, Edgewood Middle School, we are currently researching the second safety topic for Project Citizen. Some goals for success in Project Citizen are hard work, research, teamwork, and most importantly, organization. Project Citizen's 4 steps are to identify the problem, research it, evaluate possible solutions, and develop public policy ideas. Public policies are the often unwritten principles on which social laws are based. School safety: The safety of school environments, such as the incidence of harassment, bullying, violence, and substance use, as supported by relevant research and a validity assessment. School safety is extremely important at Edgewood. Some statistics on Edgewood security plans and routes include building objects, such as ladders, AEDs, and exits. The 5 stairs in Edgewood are labeled: A, B, C, D, E. They go clockwise. Also, the number of lockers is important. On the first floor there are 420 lockers (only 195 in use), on the second 308 (only 151 in use), on the third 425 (only 1...... middle of paper... ...is a threat to the school safety because people could be injured if a tornado took the safety package, closed the door after exiting the classroom, and caused the class to travel to a lower-level area with few windows, where students huddle close to a wall and cover your head. Then wait for further instructions. Earthquake is an event that occurs when a tectonic plate shifts and the earth shakes and can send dangerous debris into dangerous places. Ask students to crawl under desks and then wait. that the warning ends. Furthermore, the security of the building is a big issue. The current policy for an intruder in the building is to lock the classroom door, turn off the lights and close the blinds, have the. the whole class to hide and cower in an invisible corner of the room, and then wait for the announcement that the intruder is gone.