In 2016, the Vermont School Safety Center was formed in collaboration with Vermont’s Agency of Education and Department of Public Safety. The focus of this partnership has been to ensure all students and staff are provided with a safe and secure educational environment. In addition, in 2023 the Vermont legislature implemented Act 29 which provided several new requirements. While much of this school safety work has been conducted by school leadership teams, emergency first responders and local emergency management professionals, we feel it is incredibly important to hear from you all, the students, about the impact of this work.