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The 2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2016) is a data collection that is part of the School Survey on Crime and Safety program; program data are available since 2000 at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/data_products.asp. SSOCS:2016 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ssocs/) is a cross-sectional survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and policies. Regular public schools were sampled. The data collection was conducted using a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up. The data collection’s response rate was 62.9 percent. Key statistics produced from SSOCS:2016 include the frequency and types of disciplinary actions taken for select offenses; perceptions of other disciplinary problems, such as bullying, verbal abuse and disorder in the classroom; the presence and role of school security staff; parent and community involvement; staff training; mental health services available to students; and school policies and programs concerning crime and safety.

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Dropped for public use file: FR_ASN, FR_BLK, FR_CCDID, FR_CHRT, FR_ETHN, FR_FIPST, FR_HIGD, FR_HISP, FR_INDN, FR_LEAID, FR_LOC12 NCES, FR_LOGD, FR_MEM, FR_NOST, FR_PERWT, FR_SCH, FR_WHIT, CENREGN, FR_PAC , FR_TR, FR_STCNTY ANSI, C0014, C0015_R C0016, C0232, C0234, C0236, C0238, C0240, C0242, C0310, C0312, C0314, C0316, C0318, C0320, C0322, C0324, C0326, C0328, C0330, C0332, C0334, C0336, C0338, C0340, C0342, C0344 ,C0346 , C0348, C0350, C0352, C0354, C0355, C0356, C0357, C0358, C0360, C0362, C0364, C0370, C0372, C0458,C0460, C0462, C0464, C0466, C0468, C0470, C0472, C0474 , C0476, C0478, C0480, C0482, C0484, C0486, C0490, C0492, C0494, C0496, C0498, C0500, C0502, C0504, C0506, C0522, C0524, C0530, C0564, C0565_ORIGINAL, C0574, C0574_DD, C0574_MM, C0574_YY ,C0576, C0576_DD, C0576_MM, C0576_YY, C0522CAT, C0524CAT, C0530CAT,C0690, C0692 , C0694, C0696, C0698 , C0700, C0702, C0704, C0688, FTE16CAT, STPFTE16 Recoded Variables: C0014, C0015, C0016, C0688, C0690, FR_LOC12

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School Survey on Crime and Safety, 2016

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