School Threat Assessment Teams

NBTSchools Anonymous School Threat Reporting Form

❏  Report any threat-related concerns to the building principal or any administrator as soon as possible

❏  Types of behaviors to report:

❏ Threats of violence (verbal and non-verbal)

               ❏ Behaviors involving weapon carrying or menacing actions 

The process is designed for assessment of threats to harm others and is not  intended for individuals who have only threatened to harm themselves.

NBTSchools School Threat Assessment Guidance

NBTSchools School Threat Assessment Screening Template

NBTSchools School Threat Assessment Notes & Team Questions Template

NBTSchools School Threat Assessment - Intervention and/or Mentoring Plan Template

NBTSchools Board of Education Policy #2419: School Threat Assessment Teams

NJDOE/NBTSchools Threat Assessment Guidance for Families

NJDOE/NBTSchools Threat Assessment Guidance for Students

A threat assessment team must be aligned with guidelines being developed by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), and include, but need not be limited to:

1. guidance for students, teachers, and all school staff regarding the recognition of 

threatening or aberrant behavior in a student that may represent a threat to the school 

community; 

2. the designation of members of the school community to whom threatening behavior 

shall be reported; 

3. the development and implementation of policies concerning the assessment and 

intervention of students whose behavior poses a threat to the safety of the school community, and appropriate actions to be taken, including available social, developmental, and law enforcement resources, for students whose behavior is identified as posing a threat to the safety of the school community; 

4. coordination and consultation with the school safety specialist; 

5. a policy that the threat assessment team shall not disclose or disseminate any 

information obtained during their assessment beyond the purpose for which the information was provided to the threat assessment team, except that the threat 

assessment team is authorized to disclose the information to applicable agencies to pursue appropriate action for any student whose behavior is identified as posing a threat to the safety of the school community. 

Threat assessment teams must be multidisciplinary in membership and, to the extent possible, include the following individuals: 

1. a school psychologist, school counselor, school social worker, or other school employee 

with expertise in student counseling; 

2. a teaching staff member; 

3. a school principal or other senior school administrator; 

4. a safe schools resource officer or school employee who serves as a school liaison to law 

enforcement; and 

5.     the school safety specialist designated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:17-43.3.

If a student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan has been identified, the threat assessment team must consult with the IEP team or 504 team to determine whether the aberrant behavior is a threat to school safety and is being properly addressed in a manner that is required by N.J.A.C.6A:14 and all federal and State special education laws.