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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 ...
Source: Education.com
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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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Violence Prevention in Our Schools: Promoting a Sense of Belonging
The issue of school safety and school violence has received attention for a number of years. Certainly the tragedy at ...
Source: Dr. Robert Brooks
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School Violence and the News
News of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, in which children and school staff were killed, ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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School Violence: What You Need to Know
While anxiety over school violence is understandable, media reportage of such incidents can exacerbate the problem, ...
Source: Education.com
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Zero-Tolerance Policies
IntroductionNot that long ago, students would be sent to the principal's office as the ultimate penalty for breaking a ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Helping Children Cope with Violence
Media-reported violence often intrudes on the daily lives of young children both in their homes and in out-of-home ...
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children
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School Violence: “Are You Ready?”
Random thoughts and observations from the most preeminent national authority on school violence/shootings: ...
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When a Parent Should Intervene if a Child is Involved in Teasing or Bullying
Nearly every child will encounter some form of teasing, but it can be difficult for parents to determine if—and ...
Source: St. Louis Children's Hospital
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School Uniforms
To require uniforms or not to require uniforms: that is the question many school districts are facing these days. ...
Source: Education.com
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Working Together to Spread the Word: Education.com's Special Edition on Bullying
Bullying is an ever-present problem in the lives of school kids. Our hope at Education.com is that this Special Edition ...
Source: Education.com
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Teen Bullying in the News: What You Need to Know
The most recent bullying case to hit news headlines is characterized by senseless violence and questionable Internet ...
Source: Education.com
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Parents Be a Role Model for Your Child
Here is what we can all do to help keep our children “violence-free”Parents and caregivers are vital to the ...
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Stopping Bullying Behaviors: Advice for Parents and Caregivers
Every day in our schools (and communities) children are teased, threatened, and tormented by bullies. Bullying has been ...
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Talking To Teens About Violence
What’s It All About? Violence affects the lives of many Washington youth and may even result in death. Youth ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Additional Content
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Questions Related to General School Safety Issues
Is it possible to transform an unsafe school into a safe school? Most schools in the United States are reasonably safe...
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Taking Action Against Bullying and Other Harm
If you are concerned that a school staff person’s behavior or the negligence of the staff is endangering a child,...
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A Caring School Community: Connecting to School
The ideas described in the preceding sections represent ways that students can forge bonds with their school. The value...
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Keeping Schools Safe
In the 2003-2004 school year, 44% of public schools reported at least one violent incident to the police, and 21...
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War Toys
Play with war toys has been associated with aggression by teachers. Although preschool children like to engage in...
