«Parents and educators overwhelmingly reject the idea of
arming school staff.»
Said provision deals with
arming school staff.
«Parents and educators overwhelmingly reject the idea of
arming school staff.
NASP joins virtually every other organization representing school and safety professionals in recognizing that
arming school staff is wrong.
The budget also has $ 67 million for
arming school staff, $ 8 million in pay raises for juvenile detention and probation officers and a 36 percent pay increase for Florida Supreme Court justices who will now make more than $ 220,000 annually.
On Tuesday, the Broward County School Board voted unanimously against
arming school staff in the district.
It allows
arming some school staff at the discretion of school superintendents and sheriffs; provides $ 400 million for mental health and school safety programs and permits seizure of firearms from people who make violent threats to themselves or others.
When pressed about
arming school staff, the training involved, and opposition by some students, DeVos walked away from the podium and ended the press conference without answering.
Included in the proposals is a contentious, $ 67 million voluntary program to
arm school staff, including teachers, trained by law enforcement to carry concealed weapons on campus.
Many law enforcement agencies across the country have firmly opposed the proposal to arm school personnel, emphasizing that police and first responders will not be able to distinguish between the attacker and
armed school staff when attempting to secure the premises.
Our state's elected officials have approved a bill that provides funding to
arm school staff, including teachers, coaches, librarians and counselors, while dramatically increasing funding for police and high level surveillance security in schools.
A vote Wednesday in the Florida Senate scaled back the program to
arm school staff, but not classroom teachers.
Not exact matches
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump, after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance
school safety at the White House Wednesday, floated the idea of
arming teachers and
school staff, an idea that was met with support from many of the attendees.
TALLAHASSEE — For the first time in two decades, the Republican - controlled Legislature passed Wednesday night major gun - control measures while also agreeing to
arm some teachers and other
school staff.
Recent
school safety proposals introduced after Parkland — like potentially
arming some teachers and
staff — also ignore that students of color, especially black students, are more likely to face discipline and punishment in
schools than their white peers, and that many of these disparities could be exacerbated by recent proposals to
arm teachers or increase
school security.
The Wisconsin Dairy Council, the nutrition education
arm of WMMB, has six regional program managers throughout Wisconsin who work with
school foodservice
staff and teachers to promote the nutritional benefits of dairy products for students.
The
staff at J.J. «Jake» Pickle Elementary and Mendez Middle
School welcomed us with open
arms, and answered our many questions about why BIC is a priority in Austin ISD, and how
schools are making the program not just work, but succeed.
«We should not expect teachers or other members of
school staff to also serve as
armed guards,» said Nicole Lesser, volunteer co-leader with the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
On Friday, National Rifle Association president Wayne LaPierre called for more guns in the wake of last week's shooting, proposing to put an
armed guard in all
schools to protect students and
staff.
«There are probably many things we could do to make our
schools safer, including having more trained law enforcement personnel in our
schools as resource officers, but the Lieutenant Governor does not believe that we should require other
school personnel to be
armed,» Ibbie Hedrick, deputy chief of
staff for Bolling, said via e-mail.
With computing now in its second year as part of the English National Curriculum, Maria Quevedo, director of the UK
arm of the not - for - profit Code Club, details the benefits that running extra-curricular computing clubs can offer
schools,
staff and pupils alike.
President Donald Trump again lobbied for increased
school security measures, including
armed staff, in a meeting with congressional lawmakers from both parties on Feb. 28.
President Donald Trump repeated his proposal to
arm well - trained
school staff to intervene in the event of a mass
school shooting, earning roaring applause in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Armed with this information,
staff members at the
school district, city, and partner organizations have been developing strategies and practices that give both dropouts and at - risk students a web of increased support and services, including providing dropout - prevention specialists in several high
schools, establishing accelerated - learning programs for older students who are behind on credits, and implementing reading programs for older students whose skills are well below grade level.
In one case,
armed police officers with weapons drawn burst into a Florida middle
school, terrifying
staff and students alike....
It has dispatched 1,000 inspectors
armed with tablet computers to conduct basic checks on whether
schools are operating and
staff and children are turning up.
Armed staff in
schools can sow distrust between students and
school staff, criminalize students, and further heighten tensions on campus.
Mr. Hise, principal of Ann Richards Middle
School (
ARMS), pauses after sharing this quote during a weekly
staff development meeting.
One district deeply riven by the impact of efforts to dismantle public education is the Spooner Area
School District in northwest Wisconsin, where parents, teachers and students have been up in
arms over
staff cuts, increasing class sizes and other indignities.
Armed with this baseline data, district leadership partnered with principals and
school staff to use their student feedback data to inform anti-bullying programs and strategies.
As a parent, it concerns me that you have required states to expand charter
schools, increase standardized testing overall, tie teacher jobs to test scores, and turn around
schools by firing half or more of the
staff, when the overwhelming body of evidence — including that of the research
arms of the federal government — is clear that these strategies do not improve academics overall and can have serious negative effects on children and their education.
Lowering class size is one of only four strategies proven by the federal education department's research
arm to improve student achievement, a list that does NOT include
school closings, wholesale
staff firings, turnarounds, or conversion to charter
schools.
Because TFA, which places idealistic young teachers in tough - to -
staff schools, takes funding from the Walton Foundation, which of course is the philanthropic
arm of Walmart, which, according to USAS, is trying to privatize public education, which it shouldn't do because it will cost the teachers unions countless members, which will destroy their bottom line... or something like that.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A state board voted Wednesday to allow 13
school districts in Arkansas to continue using teachers, administrators and other
staff as
armed guards, despite a warning from the state's top attorney that the licensing law they relied upon was intended for private businesses.
On February 14th, 19 year - old Nikolas Cruz entered his former high
school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, armed with an AR - 15 rifle and proceeded to murder 17 students and staff before he fled the scene and was quickly appreh
school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Florida, armed with an AR - 15 rifle and proceeded to murder 17 students and staff before he fled the scene and was quickly appreh
School in Parkland, Florida,
armed with an AR - 15 rifle and proceeded to murder 17 students and
staff before he fled the scene and was quickly apprehended.
«Our students need more books, art and music programs, nurses and
school counselors; they do not need more guns in their classrooms,» Eskelsen García said after Trump, in a listening session at the White House, proposed to
arm teachers and
school staff in an attempt to prevent mass shootings.
What's new: Florida House representatives approved a bill that would raise the age for buying firearms to 21; require a three - day waiting period for purchases; and allow some
school staff members to be
armed on a volunteer basis.
WASHINGTON (CNN)- The superintendent for the district that includes the Florida high
school where 17 people were shot last week said
arming teachers is not the solution to
school shootings, after President Donald Trump suggested that
schools give
staff firearms to improve safety.
The Legislature is also considering numerous general
school security measures that were prompted by the shooting, including paying for more campus police officers and mental health services, raising the age of buying a rifle to 21 and allowing districts to
arm teachers and other
staff.
PARKLAND, Fla. - A nation's outrage has been aimed at Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who stood
armed outside for four minutes, while Nikolas Cruz slaughtered students and
staff inside with his AR - 15 rifle in the 1200 building of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School, but recently released radio transmissions and dispatch records show there were several other breakdowns in BSO's response.
Signs in front of the
schools warn visitors that some
staff members are
armed and «may use whatever force is necessary to protect our students.»
On the federal level, President Donald Trump, during a White House listening session Wednesday, recommended
arming teachers and
staff to increase
school security.
(CNN)- Florida
school shooting survivor Alfonso Calderon said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's suggestion of
arming teachers and
school staff with weapons to enhance
school safety was a «terrible idea.»
He said Tuesday he would have vetoed the legislation, then pushed the Legislature to approve all the provisions except for
arming of
school staff.
Furthermore, our RCT used specific strategies to ensure the delivery of high - quality program content and process in both study
arms: instructors were trained, experienced, and dedicated mindfulness and health education instructors who brought expertise regarding program content and delivery; the mindfulness curriculum was previously tested and had been adapted from the evidence - based MBSR program8, 10; communication between program and Elev8
staff was supported by weekly meetings; and the community partnership functioned effectively to navigate challenges that arose related to logistics,
school administration, and implementation.
Whether you are a classroom teacher, a
school counselor, an administrator or support
staff you will leave this seminar
armed with interventions to address grief, tragedy and trauma on an individual level, a classroom level and even a
school - wide level.