Central Oregon
School safetyCentral Oregon School Safety is a regional partnership of services through High Desert ESD dedicated to enhancing the safety of students in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties. Together, we train, educate, and support local school districts and educators in their work to make schools safe and welcoming for all students.
Supporting Central Oregon Schools
For the 2025-2026 year, the High Desert Education Service District Safety Team has been hard at work supporting our schools. For the first 9 months of the school year we have been busy support our local schools ensure our schools, communities and families are safe and supported. We have provided 3 charts below which provide a breakdown of how our services have been delivered this year.
What’s New
Safety News & Events
After Incident Enthusiasm Fatigue
The Issue Attention Cycle is fascinating. For most of the year, my website (K-12 School Shooting Database) gets a few thousand visitors. When a...
2022 State of School Safety Report
Safe and Sound Schools is the leading national non-profit providing solutions for comprehensive safety – supporting schools in crisis prevention,...
Ten Essential Actions to Improve School Safety
Although statistically they are rare, school shootings and mass casualty attacks have an enormous impact on our communities. This impact often leads...
Get Involved
Are you interested in the work of school safety? Contact our team to see how we can help!
Upcoming Events
Events & Training Calendar
Visit our calendar for up-to-date information for trainings and upcoming school safety events.
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