International Safe Schools have:
1.       An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a group of teachers, pupils, technical staff and parents that is responsible for safety promotion in their school; the group should be chaired by a School Board (representative of school policy governance body) representative, with the Headmaster as a co-chair (hereinafter the Safe School Committee);
2.      Safe School policies decided by the Safe School Committee and Community Council in a Safe Community setting;
3.      Long-term, sustainable, operational school programs covering both genders and all ages, environments, and situations;
4.      Programs that target high-risk groups and environments, and programs that promote safety for vulnerable groups;
5.      Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries – both un-intentional (accidents) and intentional (violence and self-directed);
6.      Evaluation measures to assess school policies, programs, processes and the effects of change;
7.      Ongoing participation in Safe Schools networks – at community, national and international levels.

 These indicators have been developed by the International Safe Communities movement with the objective to make the World a better and safer place to live, work and play in. Please read more about us on www.phs.ki.se/csp and give us your opinions to improve our work at moa.sundstrom@sll.se or leif.svanstrom@ki.se

Specifically for Safe Schools issues contact: Max Vosskuhler, MS mlv@intlsafeschools.org Chair of the International Safe Schools Committee.

			International Safe Schools Affiliate Centres

The International Safe Schools Program is part of Peaceful Resources Center in Tucson and Sedona, Arizona. The larger Committee has 75 experts from Public Health, Education, Psychology that are both researchers and practitioners from around the globe who work to constantly improve the guides, trainings, reviews and research that International Safe Schools provides.
Additionally, with the diverse needs of global systems of educational communities in styles of education, languages, local norms and laws, we have regional Affiliates that adhere to their own set of criteria.