School  Safety Audits
February 2019

Education Commission of the States reviewed state statute and regulations for language that requires schools to complete physical audits or assessments of school buildings, facilities or grounds. The information below does not include drills required by handbooks, manuals or other sources outside of statute and regulations.
 
Key Terms for Entities Responsible

• Local entity includes local, regional or district boards, agencies or offices (such as local boards of education, district boards of trustees or school system committees).
• School includes administrators, principals and other designated officials at the school level.
• School safety entity includes agencies, departments, task forces, committees, etc., which were created with the intent of addressing school safety matters.

Education Commission of the States does not provide legal advice on specific circumstances. The information here gives an overview of relevant laws in each state and does not reflect how these laws may interact with other state or federal policies.