Thousands of people are affected by the lack of school safety in schools across the nation. Students around the world are attending more dangerous schools than expected. This is a growing concern everywhere and schools must improve, otherwise they risk being unsafe. Whether it's buildings, drills, concussions, social safety or technology, schools must improve to reduce the risk of accidents. Project Citizen is an effort to improve our community one step at a time. Project Citizen requires a lot of research for specific sections of our core problem. These are called tasks. Once all the tasks are done, everyone writes a paper that summarizes the main problem. Then, everyone gives a presentation in groups. The keys to success in Project Citizen are to work hard, research well, work as a team, and, above all, be organized. The steps of the Citizen Project are: identify a problem in the school or community, research the problem, evaluate possible solutions, then develop public policy ideas and choose the best solution. Project Citizen's main goal is to improve our school/community to make it a better place. This year the hope is to make our school safer and less accident-prone. To have a safe school you need to know the terms to understand their importance. Safety means the condition of being protected or not being able to cause dangers, risks or injuries. Security is the state of freedom from danger or threat. These two terms are synonymous together with well-being, protection and freedom from danger. "Safety first" is "Safety always". says Charles M. Hayes. This shows how safety must always be present, because you never know when an accident may occur. School S...... middle of paper...... Kimberly. “Despite increased security, school shootings continue.” PBS.org. PBS, 1996. Web. April 12, 2014. List of school shootings in the United States. Rep. Wikipedia.org, n.d. Web. April 12, 2014. Pine Middle School shooting. Rep. Wikipedia.org, nd Web. April 12, 2014."Safety Quotes." Quotegarden.com. Quote Garden, April 2, 2014. Web. April 12, 2014."Re: How many school fires occur each year?" Web log comment. Chacha.com. Chacha, 2006. Web. April 12, 2014. Ribble, Mike. Digital citizenship: using technology appropriately. Rep. Godaddy.com, 2014. Web. April 12, 2014."Security." Schoolclimate.org. National Center for School Climate, 2014. Web. April 12, 2014. Staff, Edutopia. “77 percent: students bullied.” Web log post. Edutopia.org. Edutopia, December 2, 2005. Web. April 12, 2014. “Water Detection Site.” Tornadoes, deaths and injuries by year. Np, nd Web. April 12. 2014.