As you think about the whole child, consider the
rise in school violence incidents, interest in character education programs, and the basic mission and vision of your school or district.
However, with an
increase in school violence and gang - related activities, the political climate seems to have turned more conservative, and the Supreme Court has begun to return many decisions back to the discretion of the local school board.
Results indicate that one in three students reported
involvement in school violence in the past year, one in five reported using alcohol in the past month, and one in 10 reported frequently (often / a lot) engaging in episodic heavy drinking.
In Chicago, the chief concerns appear to be whether the policies are leading to a
rise in school violence, as well as causing academic disruption for students...
Compared with their nonviolent counterparts, male and female adolescents and high school students
involved in school violence were twice as likely to report alcohol use.
Astor, whose expertise is
in school violence, bullying, and healthy school climate, helped to catalog and disseminate the best practices of what he calls welcoming schools — schools where everyone feels they belong, and where special effort is placed on orienting newcomers.
WASHINGTON - Summoned by high school students swept up
in school violence, thousands swarmed into the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to march for gun control and ignite political activism among the young.