As a nonprofit, we’ve built the capability to generate an objective Dynamic Safety Score™ for every public school in America—using verifiable data, not guesswork.
But generating a score and publishing it are two different things.
That’s why we give schools full control:
🔹 Keep it private — Use your score internally to identify gaps, prioritize improvements, and track progress—without public exposure. 🔹 Make it public — Share your verified score with parents, students, and your community to demonstrate your commitment to transparent safety.
The score exists either way. The visibility is your choice.
Why Privacy Matters
Schools improve best when they can be honest without fear.
A low score today isn’t a failure—it’s a starting point. Privacy gives leadership space to:
Address gaps without external pressure
Allocate resources where they’re needed most
Build confidence before going public
This isn’t about hiding problems. It’s about creating conditions where schools can solve them.
Why Public Transparency Matters
Families deserve trustworthy information. When schools choose to publish their score, they:
Build trust with parents and students
Signal that safety is a priority—not a secret
Invite accountability that drives continued improvement
Public scores aren’t rankings. They’re verifiable commitments—showing a school has measured its safety posture and stands behind the results.
The Bottom Line
We don’t publish scores without permission. We don’t rank schools against each other. We don’t shame schools for where they start.
We simply provide objective data—and let schools decide how to use it.
👉 For Parents & Community Members Scores are published only with school consent. When a school chooses transparency, their verified score becomes available to the community they serve.
Protecting Our Students is a nonprofit committed to objective safety data—accessible to every school, controlled by every school.
Your School’s Safety Score Can Be Private—Or Public. You Decide.