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School Violence and the News
School violence, which was little heard of until the 1999 Columbine, Colorado, school shootings, is in the headlines again. Most recently, the shootings on the campus of Northern Illinois University brought school violence to the fore. As terrible and frightening as incidents like these are, they ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Zero-Tolerance Policies
Introduction Not that long ago, students would be sent to the principal's office as the ultimate penalty for breaking a rule, or in extreme cases, breaking the law. Nowadays however, discipline in schools is more complicated. In response to the current fear of school-related violent incidents, many ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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School Violence in the News: What Parents Need to Know
While anxiety over school violence is understandable, media reportage of such incidents can exacerbate the problem,...
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Are Schools Safe?
School should be a safe haven, free of crime and violence. But parents who think of school as a place where a child's...
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School Shootings: What You Need to Know
On April 20, 1999, two students went on a rampage through Columbine High School, shattering the peace of mind of parents...
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Monitoring Playground Safety
Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 children go to hospital emergency rooms with injuries that happened...
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Is Zero Tolerance Tolerable?
“Zero tolerance” for possession of a weapon or drug, or disciplinary problem in schools is a fairly new phrase with...
Source: Education.com
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