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Fact [V] p030-01

Fig 2.2: Official BTAM team: Other states 73 percent, encouraged in 2019 77 percent, early legislati

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

Official BTAM team | 73 | 77 | 90

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Fact [V] p030-02

Fig 2.2: School-level team only: Other states 24 percent, encouraged in 2019 20 percent, early legis

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

School-level team only | 24 | 20 | 29

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Fact [V] p030-03

Fig 2.2: District-level team only: Other states 16 percent, encouraged in 2019 18 percent, early leg

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

District-level team only | 16 | 18 | 10

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Fact [V] p030-04

Fig 2.2: Teams located at both levels: Other states 33 percent, encouraged in 2019 39 percent, early

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

Teams located at both levels | 33 | 39 | 50

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Fact [V] p030-05

Fig 2.2: Alternative team performing BTAM functions: Other states 23 percent, encouraged in 2019 16

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

Alternative team performing BTAM functions | 23 | 16 | 9

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Fact [V] p030-06

Fig 2.2: No BTAM team: Other states 4 percent, encouraged in 2019 6 percent, early legislation 1 per

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

No BTAM team | 4 | 6 | 1

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Fact [V] p030-07

Fig 2.2: Supported by BTAM team external to school district: Other states 11 percent, encouraged in

Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states

Supported by BTAM team external to school district | 11 | 9 | 8

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Statement [V] p030-08

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on having a BTAM team or other formal group at school or district

“During this school year (2024–2025), does your school or school district have a behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) team or any other formal group of persons tasked with identifying and assessing students who might be at risk for violent or harmful behavior (toward themselves or others)?”

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Statement [V] p030-09

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on whether the BTAM team is housed at school or district level

“Is the BTAM team(s) housed at the school or district level, or both?”

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Statement [V] p030-10

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on whether an outside BTAM team serves the school

“Some schools are served by BTAM teams external to a school or district. These teams may be managed by a community organization; a local, county, state, or federal government entity; a law enforcement agency; or other organizations. Is your school served by an outside BTAM team?”

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Statement [V] p030-11

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on a school-based team not called BTAM; N = 1,746

“Does your school have a school-based team that makes decisions regarding serious student behavioral concerns that is not referred to as a behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) team? This could be a team associated with a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) or positive behavioral intervention system (PBIS) that makes decisions about individualized interventions for serious behavioral concerns” (N = 1,746)

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Statement [V] p030-12

Figure 2.2 note: principals answering Don’t know were counted as a no

For principals who responded to the above items, “Don’t know,” we counted their school as a “no.”

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Statement [V] p030-13

Figure 2.2 note: one hundred boxes represent the schools in each state policy context

One hundred boxes are used to represent the population of public schools in each state policy context.

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Figure 2.2 note: percentages and shading may not align or sum to 100 because of rounding

Percentages and shading may not align or sum to 100 because of rounding.

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Fig 2.2: Official BTAM team: Other states 73 percent, encouraged in 2019 77 percent, early legislati

Fig 2.2: School-level team only: Other states 24 percent, encouraged in 2019 20 percent, early legis

Fig 2.2: District-level team only: Other states 16 percent, encouraged in 2019 18 percent, early leg

Fig 2.2: Teams located at both levels: Other states 33 percent, encouraged in 2019 39 percent, early

Fig 2.2: Alternative team performing BTAM functions: Other states 23 percent, encouraged in 2019 16

Fig 2.2: No BTAM team: Other states 4 percent, encouraged in 2019 6 percent, early legislation 1 per

Fig 2.2: Supported by BTAM team external to school district: Other states 11 percent, encouraged in

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on having a BTAM team or other formal group at school or district

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on whether the BTAM team is housed at school or district level

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on whether an outside BTAM team serves the school

Figure 2.2 note: survey item on a school-based team not called BTAM; N = 1,746

Figure 2.2 note: principals answering Don’t know were counted as a no

Figure 2.2 note: one hundred boxes represent the schools in each state policy context

Figure 2.2 note: percentages and shading may not align or sum to 100 because of rounding

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