Introduction -- Ch. 1. Most local educational agencies do not evaluate the effectiveness of their school safety practices -- Recommendation -- Ch. 2. The California Department of Education should assume a stronger leadership role to improve school safety -- Recommendations -- Appendix A. Survey repines from local educational agencies -- Appendix B. Survey responses from school sites -- Responses to the audit. California Department of Education -- California State Auditor's comments on the response from the California Department of Education -- Fresno Unified School District -- Los Angeles Unified School District -- California State Auditor's comments on the response from the Los Angeles Unified School District -- Sacramento City Unified School District.