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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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School Violence: “Are You Ready?”
Random thoughts and observations from the most preeminent national authority on school violence/shootings: ...
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A Dozen Things Parents Can do to Stop School Violence
Recognize that keeping firearms in your home may put you at legal risk as well as expose you and your family to ...
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School Safety and Security: A Concern for Parents
Your child’s school hasn’t had a crisis that warrants national news coverage, but you’ve become ...
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School Violence
Students enjoy more physical safety inside the doors of their schools than they do elsewhere (Devoe et al., 2002; ...
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Contemplating Columbine: Are Schools Safer Now?
Ten years after the Columbine High School shooting, school safety is still in the news and on the minds of parents, ...
Source: Education.com
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Racism and Schools
Students of different ethnic groups (Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans) ...
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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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The Choking Game
Young people need to understand that the Choking Game is not a game and that it is very dangerous. You may remember ...
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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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School Safety
Key Facts An estimated 14 million unintentional injuries are sustained by children ages 0-14 each year. Of these...
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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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When to Pay Attention: Warning Signs of Potential Violence In Teens
There are many resources that list the warning signs of potential violence. Though this information can be quite useful,...
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Consequences of Peer Rejection
Unfortunately, the negative social experiences some children face in their early years can continue as they get older....
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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...
