A Retrospective Study of School Safety Conditions in High Schools Using the Virginia Threat Assessment Guidelines Versus Alternative Approaches Cornell, D., Sheras, P., Gregory, A., & Fan, X. (2009). A retrospective study of school safety conditions in high schools using the Virginia threat assessment guidelines versus alternative approaches. School Psychology Quarterly, 24(2), 119–129.
This resource provides insight into a survey of ninth-grade students on the subject of student victimization, willingness to seek help for bullying and threats of violence, and perceptions of the school climate. This research uncovered those students in schools using the Virginia threat assessment guidelines reported less bullying, greater willingness to seek help, and more positive perceptions of the school K-12 institutions who did not use such threat assessment guidelines.