Short Definition: % students who brought protection to school during the school year

Long Definition:

Percent of students who reported that during the school year they brought something to school three or more times to protect themselves.

Agency Source: RIDE

Time Period(s):

School Year

2003-04,  2004-05,  2005-06,  2006-07,  2007-08,  2009-10,  2010-11

Geographies: School

Data Type: Numeric

Purpose:

This indicator displays adolescents' risky personal behavior, proclivity for violence, or perceived need for protection, which can be indicators for other behavioral and environmental problems.

Limitations:

The last SALT survey was administered in 2007-08. The new SurveyWorks! survey is replacing SALT.

This indicator is recoded for future comparisons because of lack of consistency between the questions in the SALT survey and the new SurveyWorks! questions. It is now ever brought protection to school rather than brought protection 3 or more times. 1/9/2012

Note: Indicator is missing for elementary students for test year 09-10. Question was not asked for students in 4th and 5th grades for that year only.

Universe: Rhode Island public elementary, middle, high school students in participating schools and grades

Tags: Violence, School Climate, School Safety

Related Reports:

• High School Student Perceptions of School Violence
• Middle School Student Perceptions of School Violence

Related Datastories:

• Introduction to the High School YRBS