Safe Schools Can Be Achieved
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Preteen Years (9-13), School Safety and Violence, more...
Despite ambivalence regarding various issues related to school safety, the fact remains that most schools in the United States are reasonably safe and orderly places. This is not a coincidence. The decline in school violence and criminal activity in recent years is the result of the mobilization of public concern, the allocation of resources for school safety, the commitment of educators, and the creation of a knowledge base regarding school safety. Educators have clarified expectations for student behavior, developed comprehensive school safety plans, and obtained sophisticated training related to conflict and crisis management. Students, parents, and communities have been enlisted in the campaign for safe schools. That concerned citizens and conscientious educators can make a positive difference regarding the safety and well-being of young people is the most important lesson that we have learned.
Lesson No. 10: School safety can be achieved when schools and communities work together
There are many yardsticks by which the quality of a society can be judged. Perhaps one of the best measures of a society is its willingness to do whatever is necessary to safeguard the next generation. What we do to create and maintain safe learning environments for young people today will determine, to a great extent, the quality of our society tomorrow.
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