Sentences with phrase «if school violence»

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«If corporate America wants to make a positive difference on gun violence, it should donate a portion of its profits to mental health treatments and school safety initiatives.

If America wants to confront its gun violence problem, then, the research suggests it should look to reducing the number of guns in circulation — not putting more armed people into schools.

Even though the incident did not occur on school property, the shooting confirms some of the fears about what could go wrong if teachers were to carry guns in school — that the mere presence of more firearms would increase the risk of gun violence.

If more students befriended the loners and the bullied, then there would be less school violence.

Most American schools today operate according to a philosophy of discipline that has its roots in the 1980s and 1990s, when a belief that schools would be safer and more effective if they allowed for «zero tolerance» of violence, drug use, and other misbehavior led to a sharp rise in school suspensions.

5 CSR 50 - 350.030 (1999) also calls for the department of elementary and secondary education to identify and, if necessary, adopt a program regarding violence prevention that provides training for school district employees in violence prevention and early identification of and intervention in violent behavior.

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.

If your child describes a pattern of disrespectful and mean behavior from other students, of any physical violence, or bullying from other students, you should bring the issue up to the school principal so that the safety and well - being of children can be improved.

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, which is recognized by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, recently noted that, if your child is suddenly taking illogical routes, avoiding familiar paths, skipping the bus, or even resisting school attendance altogether, they could all be signs they're experiencing bullying.

A lot of school misbehavior can be dealt with by just letting the school give consequences, but if violence or destruction is involved, parents have to also hold the child accountable at home.

Now, even if plastic knives were removed for safety, well, then, schools need to address the violence, not ban questionably weapon - like utensils.

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

A reverse 911 system proposed in Glen Ellyn could alert residents during storms and freight collisions and perhaps improve response time if there was a threat of violence at a local school, local officials say.

«If David Cameron is really serious about protecting our children he should stop blocking compulsory sex and relationship education in our schools which could teach all our children zero tolerance of violence in relationships and greater resilience against online abuse,» shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said.

Candidates were asked about specific legislation they would endorse to curb gun violence and if they supported arming teachers, proposals floated by Trump and the NRA since a massacre at Florida high school killed 17 in February.

Speaking at his monthly press conference, Mr Brown said the government would need to improve legislation if necessary, but would also target violence through schools and family intervention to help parents who have lost control of their children.

The picture is so garish in its violence... so laden with angsty metaphoric gloom, that its mood would feel grimly overcooked even if it were applied to one of the infamous high school rampages of recent years.

21 Jump Street Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, teen drinking and some violence Available on DVD and Blu - ray If you would have told me in January that one of the best films of the year come June would be a rehash of the old Johnny Depp TV show about cops who undercover in high school, I would have called you an idiot.

Lehmann's dark comedy has developed a sizable cult in the years since its release — and you have to wonder if its high - school - set violence would even get funded these days.

Between midday on 4th and 14th December, all donations online can be doubled, which means in the future twice as many teachers could be learning about child rights and gender - based violence, twice as many communities learning about the importance of girls» education, twice as many school - boards understanding and enforcing national policies aimed at supporting girls, and hopefully twice as many girls could be making that crucial transition from primary to secondary school, become shining beacons for hundreds of other women and girls who dream of a better future but wonder if it's possible.

And if we could get God and discipline back in our schools, maybe we could get drugs and violence out.

If children enter school already at risk, they argue, it will be that much harder to raise high - school graduation rates, boost students» competency in key subjects, advance the position of U.S. students to first in the world in science and mathematics, ensure that all adults are literate, and rid schools of drugs and violence.

If you go to any public building, there are signs saying «we won't tolerate violence» and why should schools be any different?»

«If poverty is a disease that infects an entire community in the form of unemployment and violence; failing schools and broken homes, then we can't just treat those symptoms in isolation.

«They sit down with them and say, «You're not in school for gangbanging, you're not here for violence, it doesn't matter who's from what «hood, you're on my campus and if you're doing this you're out.»»

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN CONTEXT: Kudos to John Woodrow Cox and Steven Rich for producing a lovely new piece about the number of kids who've been exposed to school gun violence since Columbine, and for considering my feedback that the story would be stronger if it gave readers some context (ie, a denominator) rather than just the raw nSCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN CONTEXT: Kudos to John Woodrow Cox and Steven Rich for producing a lovely new piece about the number of kids who've been exposed to school gun violence since Columbine, and for considering my feedback that the story would be stronger if it gave readers some context (ie, a denominator) rather than just the raw nschool gun violence since Columbine, and for considering my feedback that the story would be stronger if it gave readers some context (ie, a denominator) rather than just the raw number.

Violence such as the high profile school shootings can cause concern within school communities, even if they are not directly affected by the event (s).

If you thought that «bullies, playground predators, or school violence» were the most dangerous things school children face, you are, according to the Family Research Council, missing the «spreading, hidden nightmare facing» millions of students as they start a new school year.

A team member from the west side of Chicago reported that the violence in her school's community was creating high levels of stress for both students and teachers: «We have students who have been shot and survived, and then try to come back to school as if nothing ever happened.

Nor should we be surprised if schools, universities and other educational institutions don't weigh in on police violence.

Such a plan may be needed if the school is evacuated or closed as a result of an internal hazardous materials accident, fire, natural gas leak, flooding, earthquake, school violence, bomb threat, terrorist attack, or other local hazard or natural disaster.

but now he has to move back to the city and he and peter don't know if they can take all the violence of Minneapolis they need to change there school.

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(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.

If students, teachers, school staff and parents understand that bullying has countless detrimental effects on everyone involved, if there is a framework in place to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, and if there is a promise to protect and counsel victims and perpetrators, while threatening legal consequences, we should be better able to deal with bullying as it happens, and hopefully to prevent violence from escalatinIf students, teachers, school staff and parents understand that bullying has countless detrimental effects on everyone involved, if there is a framework in place to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, and if there is a promise to protect and counsel victims and perpetrators, while threatening legal consequences, we should be better able to deal with bullying as it happens, and hopefully to prevent violence from escalatinif there is a framework in place to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, and if there is a promise to protect and counsel victims and perpetrators, while threatening legal consequences, we should be better able to deal with bullying as it happens, and hopefully to prevent violence from escalatinif there is a promise to protect and counsel victims and perpetrators, while threatening legal consequences, we should be better able to deal with bullying as it happens, and hopefully to prevent violence from escalating.

Factors Considered • Relationships between the children and each parent • Financial ability of each parent to provide for the child or children • Each parents home environment and whether it is safe and suitable for children • How well the child adjusts to the home, school or community environment where they will live • Both physical and mental health of both parents and child • Medical needs of the children • A history of violence by either parent • Criminal history of either parent • Abuse or neglect of the child • Parent's wishes • Children's preferences, if the child is over age 12 • Recommendations from expert witnesses

If anyone reading this is interested, I can share both the research paper that these students wrote for me about sexual assault and law school and legal profession culture, and my own speech on March 5th in which I spoke public about my own experiences of sexual violence (email me for the complete papers and / or read an excerpt of my speech here http://pantyhoseandthepenalcode.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/on-moving-forward-into-the-light).

If you have any footage or information pertaining to walkouts happening in support of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and reducing gun violence, please send any photos, videos, and / or links to:

I say to our lawmakers: If you can't do something about this disgraceful scourge of gun violence in our schools and across our country, you should not hold public office.

Some children who have been dry might start wetting the bed again if something happens to make them very stressed, eg a new baby, starting school, family violence or family break - up.

Gives women and children experiencing domestic or family violence the choice to remain in contact with their communities, schools and support systems by assisting them to remain in their own home if they wish to by providing:

(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary

And the best interests standard requires the court to apply the same factors in any custody decision: the wishes of the parents; the need to assure a continuing and meaningful relationship with both parents and which parent would be more likely to facilitate that relationship; the interaction of the child with parents, siblings and other family members; which parent would more likely allow frequent, continuing and meaningful contact with the other parent; the child's adjustment to home, school and community; the mental and physical health of both parents, including any issues of domestic violence; the intention of either parent to relocate; and the wishes of the child, if the child is sufficiently mature to express such wishes.