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Illinois School Safety Standards
CENTEGIXยฎ | Education
Illinois School Safety Standards
When Safety Comes First, Success Follows: Limestone Community High School
There have been gains in academics, attendance, and safety according to a state report on Limestone Community High School. In terms of school safety and culture, incidents involving physical violence saw a substantial reduction from 83 to 12 incidents, a 71-point improvement.
“This remarkable reduction demonstrates our collective success in fostering a positive, respectful, safe, and secure school environment,” said Superintendent Keith Brown.
Watch our video to learn more about Limestone Community High School’s achievements.
School and Campus Safety Grant Program
Overseen by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the School and Campus Safety Grant Program was created to provide a baseline security level for all public schools in the state. Funds affected:
Public K-12 school districts
Inter-district special education cooperatives
Public university systems
Public community colleges
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Illinois school alert systems are crucial for protecting students and creating safe environments for learning. The Illinois Association of School Boards recognized the need for a comprehensive school policy on school safety.
The organization is a member of the Illinois School Security and Standards Task Force and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, both of which were created to develop standards to make state schools safer for students and staff.
The association has hosted school safety seminars to share school safety resources. It also helped write the School Safety Drill Act, which set standards in place for schools to follow when conducting safety drills. The act also encourages school officials to work with first responders, so everyone understands their roles and responsibilities in the event of a dangerous situation on campus.
The Illinois School Safety Drill Act:ย
Establishes a minimum number of drills to conduct each year
Explains the types of drills that can be used
Requires school emergency and crisis plans to be reviewed each year by school officials and first responders
Requires reporting to state officials to ensure compliance
Illinois School and Campus Safety Resource Center
The Illinois School and Campus Safety Resource Center is a clearinghouse of information designed to help education leaders protect the students in their care. The centerโs website includes links to information about:
school and gang violence
active shooter/ threat
behavior threat assessment
site assessment
bullying and cyberbullying
In addition, the site directs school officials to a number of courses so administrators, staff members, and teachers can become better at recognizing and preventing threats to school safety.
The center provides a variety of best practices appropriate for K-12 schools and higher education campuses.
Factors Impacting School Climate
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority says that Illinois schools should implement safety plans that include efforts to create a positive school climate.
Factors that impact school climate include:
Physical and social-emotional safety
Respect for diversity and social support
Social, emotional, ethical, and civic learning
Physical surroundings on campus
According to research, students who see school in positive ways are less likely to skip or engage in fights than students who see school in negative ways.
The authorityโs report also addresses bullying. If left unchecked or even normalized, bullying can have an adverse impact on studentsโ mental health and hamper relationships with peers.
According to research, a substantial percentage of school shooters have shared their intentions to do harm. The authority advises school leaders to focus on behavioral threat assessment as a way to respond to individuals with the potential to commit violence.
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CENTEGIX Safety Report
2025 School Safety Trends: Together, Training and Technology Save Lives
Discover our latest, comprehensive analysis of school safety incidents gathered from the CENTEGIX Safety Platformยฎ usage data for the 2024-2025 school year, as well as insights from the hundreds of school safety and district administration leaders weโve connected with over the last 12 months, in our report 2025 School Safety Trends: Together, Training and Technology Save Lives.ย
Download your copy today.
Illinois School Districts
Hear from Our Illinois Educators
We engage with teachers and staff every day to understand how CrisisAlert supports them, and hereโs what theyโve shared:
Multiple students began a verbal altercation in our hallways and it was escalating to the point where a staff member had to place herself between two upset students. A physical altercation was looming. I pressed my CENTEGIX badge and multiple administrators arrived quickly to deescalate the situation.
A student was having a meltdown at the beginning of the day. He proceeded to kick, cry, and try to run away. Extra hands were needed from other adults because the student could have fled quickly. It is a fast way to easily alert staff that are able to resolve or help with the situation.
CENTEGIX and ILTPP
CENTEGIX and the Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program (ILTPP) have partnered to provide ILTPP members the award-winning incident response CrisisAlertโข solution at a significantly discounted price.
ILTPPย is a statewide cooperative of Illinois K-12 educational entities that aggregate our buying power and expertise to procure technology products and services at better prices than is available to an individual organization.
CENTEGIX is proud to be a vendor partner of ILTPP. Learn more here.
Discover the Safety Platform
Safety solutions that prioritize speed for the best outcome.
Mapping and locating capabilities provide the precise locationโof emergencies, visitors, and safety assets.
A visitor management system screens and locates visitors on your campus.
Protocol development to plan for rapid incident response.
CrisisAlert Is in a Class of Its Own
ย We donโt just raise the bar. We built it.
CrisisAlert leads the industry in wearable panic button technology. As the most trusted, proven, and deployed solution on the market, it delivers unrivaled reliability, redundancy, notification, and response capabilities.
Unlike other wearable panic buttons, CrisisAlert activates a fully integrated emergency response and notification system, including flashing strobes, intercom announcements, and computer screen takeovers. Itโs the only solution with 100% campus-wide coverage that immediately sends a digital map to first responders with precise location details, down to the exact floor and room, detailing every safety asset in proximity of the alert, to protect your staff wherever they are.
In an Emergency, You Need CrisisAlertโข
Adverse situations can happen at any momentโfrom everyday crises such as medical emergencies, severe weather, and physical altercations to extreme situations that threaten your entire campus. The faster you get help to the right location, the better the outcome.
See how our CrisisAlert wearable mobile panic button empowers staff to get help instantly in an emergency.ย
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