Key takeaways:
- 84% of parents now view safety favorably, up from 70% in 2022–2023, a 14-point gain versus just 4 points nationally
- 87% of secondary students feel safe at school, compared to 70% in the Sogolytics national benchmark, a 17-point advantage.
- 85% of students say their School Resource Officer is an important and necessary presence, an 18-point increase since 2022–2023, reflecting the impact of fostering relationship-based practices to build community.
- 94% of parents say their child is aware of school safety procedures, 9 points above both the prior baseline and the national benchmark, the result of localized, developmentally appropriate communication.
- Awareness, not infrastructure, drove the change. Foxborough's safety practices were already in place. What shifted was how those practices were communicated, contextualized, and trusted across the community.
