Addendum: California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, has published On Shaky Ground, a detailed and sweeping report pointing to longstanding lapses by the state agency responsible for
keeping schools safe in earthquakes.
One simple action parents can take to
help keep a school safe, Stephens suggested, is to «invest time in talking to their children about school, in asking them about their day every day.»
My students want to participate in a walkout next week to demand legislation that
keeps schools safe from gun violence.
Keeping Schools Safe Perhaps the most useful offering of this Department of Education Web site is its Publications section, where educators can either download PDF files or access html versions of six publications related to school safety: Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime; Early Warning, Timely Response; Preventing Youth Hate Crime; Creating Safe and Drug - Free Schools; Conflict Resolution Education; and School Uniform Manual.
«Many schools do excellent work day in, day out to help pupils stay on track and to
keep schools a safe place for pupils and staff.
The new guidelines come more than two years after Duncan and Holder jointly created a federal initiative on student discipline intended to
keep schools safe as it addressed the «school - to - prison pipeline» that links student offenses to judicial involvement.
So, build your plan, train and drill it, and feel confident that your crisis management plan and the time it takes to implement it will
keep your school a safe haven for the students in your care.
Prevention and Mitigation This is the first phase of the plan because it covers what you are already doing on a daily basis to
keep schools safe by preventing bad things from happening and mitigating for those that will happen despite our best efforts (such as Hurricane Katrina).
Lower Hudson Valley community leaders have a good handle on what needs to be done to
keep schools safe long term, but it won't be easy.
While technology can
help keep schools safe, these products should be individual choices, says Ronald Stephens, executive director of the National School Safety Center.
School resource officers need the tools to strike a balance between their job
of keeping schools safe and the privacy rights of students, a white paper by the American Civil Liberties Union says.
Silva also credits diversity at CRLS as being responsible in some degree
for keeping the school safe: «When you look at schools like Columbine, semihomogenous places with obvious «in» and «out» crowds, some kids feel marginalized.
He also assured all and sundry that measures are being put in place to prevent the spread of H1N1 flu around the country and
keep schools safe.
I will like to assure the public of Government's resolve to continue to review and strengthen measures to prevent the spread of H1N1 flu around the country and
keep our schools safe.
The former commish proposed a multi-faceted approach to
keeping schools safe, including active - shooter drills.
Keeping schools safe is a critical public health issue in strife - torn regions.
Whether expelling disruptive students should play a part in
keeping schools safe is a subject of considerable debate.
In addition to those publications, the site keeps the public informed on the government's latest efforts to
keep schools safe and provides statistics on school safety.
is a board game designed to encourage teachers, administrators, education support professionals, school crisis teams, and others to think and work together to
keep a school safe, according to its creator, the Somerset / Hunterdon Business and Education Partnership.
The BSIA's James Kelly discusses the importance of such measures to
keep schools safe in and out of working hours
Keeping schools safe and secure is fundamental to the welfare of staff and students, as well as the school's facilities.
Keeping schools safe and secure is fundamental to the welfare of staff and students, as well as the school's facilities, writes John Fleming.
Moreover, governing bodies should also consider including policies in faculty and student handbooks, as well as posting them on regional websites in order to keep teachers, students, and their parents informed about professional educators are working to
keep schools safe.
The BSIA's James Kelly discusses the importance of measures to
keep schools safe in and out of working hours
If school officials are looking for technology to
keep schools safe, Fiel suggests they start with one piece of technology that's decidedly old - school: a good classroom door lock.
Rethinking School Safety: Communities and Schools Working Together — A policy paper of the National Association of School Psychologists that summarizes the importance of meeting students» mental health needs, the need to respond to the psychological impact of violence, and the importance of engaging families and community in
keeping schools safe.
How your staff is prepared to respond to a threat or incident in school is not just a perennial issue; it remains the premiere issue for district leaders wanting to
keep schools safe.
Schools rich in money can afford tablets and wireless access for all students, while poor schools struggle to
keep the schools safe, maintained, and heated during winter.
«The DfE has only lately come round to realising that if you don't provide funding to
keep schools safe, solvent, structurally sound, legally complaint and educationally improving, you have to take the money to do it from the schools» budgets themselves,» he said.
«The best thing we can do to
keep schools safe is invest in our relationships between students, staff, and parents,» Herman says.
Today, school leaders are bombarded with expectations: improving academic performance;
keeping schools safe and secure; and implementing federal, state, and district mandates.
Today in Morning Meeting and middle / high school assemblies, I reassured and reminded all students of the important actions that they take to
keep our school safe.
And that is a major concern for education researchers, who say there is an urgent need for more data about how to
keep schools safe.
We reached out to students around the United States who are working to
keep their schools safe from gun violence.
Noble officials and many parents defend the tough disciplinary code, saying
it keeps their schools safe and keeps students focused in the classroom.
We work very closely with the Harford County Sheriff's Department and municipal law enforcement agencies to help
keep schools safe and secure.
In April, after several press conferences to criticize the city's approach to school safety, FES joined with 11 students and their parents to file a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the city had been negligent in
keeping schools safe, alleging that black and Latino students were harmed in particular.