Research

Creating Safe Schools: Examining Student Perceptions of Their Physical Safety at School – Infographic

August 2019

Safety is essential to student well-being and success. Students who feel
unsafe at school—both physically and psychologically—cannot learn to
their fullest potential. A new study based on survey data from a group
of ACT-tested 10th- through 12th-grade students showed that:

Creating Safe Schools: Examining Student Perceptions of Their Physical Safety at School

August 2019

Safety is essential to student well-being and success. Because of this, a large percentage of parents and children are concerned about school safety. To get a better understanding of school safety from a student’s perspective, ACT-tested students were surveyed and asked about their school’s climate and the types of safety measures their school currently has.