New York Center for School Safety
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The New York State Center for School Safety is funded through grants from the Governor's Office, the New York State Education Department, the Office of the Attorney General and New York State Department of Health for the primary purpose to help make schools safe.

The Center's fundamental principles of this mission are as follows:

• Collaborate with state agencies to assist schools in creating safe learning environments.

• To be a clearinghouse of school safety resources, with emphasis on comprehensive safe schools planning.

• Provide training and technical assistance to schools on implementing the SAVE legislation.

• Assist in the collection, assessment, and dissemination of successful school safety programs and strategies.

• Under the direction of the State Education Department, to work collaboratively and cooperatively with the Coordinated School Health and Wellness Centers and the Statewide Advocacy Offices.

• Assist the Attorney General's office in implementing the SAVI (Students Against Violence Initiative) Project.

• Develop and implement the Commissioner of Education's Safe Schools initiative on protecting students from harassment and hate crime, and administrators institute on discipline.

• Provide technical assistance and training support to ESD/SVP funded schools.