Безбедна школа - свет и Србија - могући модели
Safe schools: the world and Serbia - possible models

Summary/Abstract: The deadly attack on the lives of students and staff at the “Vladislav Ribnikar” school in Belgrade on May 3, 2023, caused protests by citizens and the concern of parents and the community for the safety of students in schools in the Republic of Serbia. Professionals and the lay public immediately asked the question: How and why did such a crime happen? Politicians immediately vowed never to let it happen again. After a few days, questions were raised about the safety of students in schools, and conclusions were drawn with claims about who was responsible. There are a lot of questions and conclusions about whether Serbia has the mechanisms to provide security to schools, students, and staff, including claims that a physical approach to security must be included by turning the police into guards. The results of the research on criminal events in schools in the European Union and around the world indicate that it is not enough to turn the police into guards but that a multi-layered set of measures is needed as elements of support in the security process of protection of students, teachers, non-teaching staff, schools, and their environment. In Serbia, some other solution, approach, or model has not been offered, except for two traditional models: the “model of physical police work” and the “model of police guarding”. The paper presents the possibility of building and establishing the following safety models: “Safe School Model”, “National Service for Student and School Safety”, “National Association of Directors for School Safety”, “Office for Student and School Safety” at the level of cities and local self-governments, and “School Safety Auditors at all levels, from national through city to local”. At the same time, the possibility of adopting special legal acts such as the “Declaration on the Safety of Students, Staff, and Schools”, the “Code on school Safety” and the “Law on School Safety”, and other acts necessary to preserve the safety of schools in Serbia is examined.

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