Sentences with phrase «for reducing school violence»

Discuss the rationale and foundations for reducing school violence and the key findings of the Safe School Initiative's study of targeted school violence.

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President Donald Trump initially seemed open to raising the age limit for rifle sales, but a plan from his administration to reduce gun violence instead called for funding to train school staffers to carry guns.

After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than 4,000 pastors signed on to a letter initiated by 12 clergy in Newtown calling for commonsense solutions to reduce gun violence.

If U.S. federal violence containment spending was reduced by 5 % each year for 5 years, the $ 326 billion saved funds would be sufficient to entirely update the energy grid, rebuild all levies, and renew the nation's school infrastructure.

According to the study, more parental monitoring led to less total screen time for kids and reduced exposure to media violence, which in turn led to benefits such as improved sleep, lower BMI, better school performance, improved social behavior, and reduced aggression.

Lansing also added «The new Oneida County Youth Development and Violence Prevention Coalition will be a partnership of the area's community based organizations, school district representatives, government agency staff and law enforcement officials who will be coming together to develop the new programs, strategies and tactics necessary to address the issues raised in the new assessment and continue the progress made in our county in reducing youth violence and increasing opportunities for positive youth deveViolence Prevention Coalition will be a partnership of the area's community based organizations, school district representatives, government agency staff and law enforcement officials who will be coming together to develop the new programs, strategies and tactics necessary to address the issues raised in the new assessment and continue the progress made in our county in reducing youth violence and increasing opportunities for positive youth deveviolence and increasing opportunities for positive youth development.

Gun violence restraining orders (GVROs) are a promising strategy for reducing firearm homicide and suicide in the United States, and should be considered by states seeking to address gun violence, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of California, Davis, argue in a new report.

For example in the United States, Pinellas County (Florida) school district found as far back as the late 1990s that the presence of surveillance cameras was a sufficient deterrent to considerably reduce most of the violence and defacement that had overwhelmed district schools in the past.

This evaluation problem is further complicated by the fact that schools have goals other than cognitive achievement (for instance, promoting citizenship, fostering individual development, and reducing drug use and violence) that are difficult to measure and are often achieved only with teachers» cooperation.

Perhaps it is possible for large, high - poverty schools to reduce suspensions without increasing disorder or violence — but it would take strong leadership, engaging teaching, ample mental health supports, and much else.

The separate studies credit small schools with reducing the negative effects of poverty on student achievement, reducing student violence, increasing parent involvement, and making students feel accountable for their behavior and grades.

Memphis Recognized for Curbing Urban School Violence The city of Memphis, TN is being recognized for its efforts in reducing juvenile violence in urban Violence The city of Memphis, TN is being recognized for its efforts in reducing juvenile violence in urban violence in urban schools.

For the past three decades I've studied childhood violence and wrote the «Proposal to End School Violence» (passed into California law: SB1667) based on what educators can do to boost campus safety and reduce the likelihood of a school sviolence and wrote the «Proposal to End School Violence» (passed into California law: SB1667) based on what educators can do to boost campus safety and reduce the likelihood of a school shoSchool Violence» (passed into California law: SB1667) based on what educators can do to boost campus safety and reduce the likelihood of a school sViolence» (passed into California law: SB1667) based on what educators can do to boost campus safety and reduce the likelihood of a school shoschool shooting.

Creating a universal violence prevention program for schools and reducing out - of - school suspensions.

Our members have found solutions for securing schools against violence, coping with mandates to reduce class size, and funding technology initiatives, to name only a few.

The CDC recommends various strategies for promoting school connectedness and reducing school violence.

March 10, 2014 «Strategies for Reducing Gun Violence in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts», a report filed by the Committee to Reduce Firearm Violence appointed by Speaker DeLeo found that «robust mental health services... need to be expanded in our schools.»

The well intentioned reactions to reduce the incidence of school violence and increase visibility and accountability for students conduct offenders through the use of security officers, metal detectors, weapons, and cameras, are misguided.

In an April 20, 2013, article for Think Progress, reporter Aviva Shen described how measures such as increased security personnel have failed to reduce school violence, and may even have a role in exacerbating it:

A group of teens who survived the massacre that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are organizing a march on Washington, DC on March 24 to advocate for reduced gun violence.

The Alaskan bill lingered for months but recently had a first hearing before the House Judiciary Committee — after survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting launched their #NeverAgain campaign to reduce gun violence.

The stated goals of MIECHV are to improve maternal and newborn health; prevent child injuries, abuse, neglect, or maltreatment; reduce emergency department visits; improve school readiness and achievement; reduce crime or domestic violence; improve family economic self - sufficiency; and improve coordination and referrals for other community resources and supports.64

Long - term effects of childhood sexual violence include substance misuse, early sexual debut, more sexual partners, trading sex for financial gain and less use of contraception, as well as interpersonal difficulties, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal behaviour.44 — 51 Our results imply that interventions to reduce peer - related violence among primary school children could be beneficial for mental health, as well as for sexual and reproductive health in this population.

Restorative Justice is used in hundreds of schools around Australia where it's reduced misbehaviour, bullying, violence and crime and improved the overall climate for learning.

The impact of the Center can be seen in improved and more cost - effective systems for providing services for children and families, better access to care; reduced risk for mental health crisis, school dropout, violence, and gang affiliation; and research, training and workforce development to meet 21st Century demands.

These lessons in empathic behavior have helped reduce incidences of bullying, violence, and other misbehavior in the schools they were implemented in, and students in these schools are often better equipped to work through conflicts, both on their own and in a group, and are more likely to take responsibility for their actions.

CSC strengthens students» connectedness to school — an important element for increasing academic motivation and achievement and for reducing violence and delinquency.

Specific program objectives include (1) reducing violence and violence - related behavior, (2) promoting caring and cooperative behavior, (3) teaching students about life skills in conflict resolution and intercultural understanding, and (4) promoting a positive climate for learning in the classroom and school.

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to identify how school factors were related to perpetration of dating violence among adolescents; and (2) to assess how these factors may reduce or exacerbate the relationship between parental domestic violence and adolescents» perpetration of dating violence, while accounting for individual and family characteristics from early adolescence.