Safety and Health

Past and current coverage documents mental and physical health trends and concerns facing students and the educators that teach them.

Commentary

“We are creating an unhealthy adolescent population in part because of low expectations from parents and educators,” writes Deborah J. Rhea. July 2, 2009

Sex Ed Curriculum Gets Final OK in N.C. Legislature

June 26, 2009, AP

Supreme Court Limits Strip-Searches of Students

Arizona officials violated a student’s Fourth Amendment rights, but can’t be sued in this case, the high court ruled. June 25, 2009

ACLU: Mich. Zero-Tolerance Law Unfair to Students

June 24, 2009, AP

N.C. House Gives Final OK to Expand Bullying Rules

June 24, 2009, AP

News Briefs

Video Games

A new study reports about 8 percent of 8- to 18-year-olds in the United States demonstrate pathological patterns of video-game play. June 16, 2009

Child Well-Being

A private, annual study says the economic recession had a negative impact on the well-being of children last year. June 9, 2009

Study on Restraints and Seclusion Stirs Alarm

A recent federal report outlined cases of abusive practices used on students with disabilities, prompting a response from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. June 9, 2009

Inauguration Trip Focus of Lawsuit

A lawsuit was filed in federal court last week on behalf of more than 15,000 students who paid to attend inauguration but reportedly were left out in the cold. May 18, 2009

3 N.Y.C. Schools Shut After Flu Outbreak

Health investigators are trying to figure out why swine flu has spread erratically after an outbreak closed three more New York City schools. May 18, 2009

School Safety

Students between the ages of 12 and 18 were victims of 1.7 million violent and nonviolent crimes at school in 2006. April 28, 2009

More News Briefs

Bullying Top Issue for School Safety Chief

The new head of the Education Department’s office of safe and drug-free schools has fought the kind of harassment he faced as a gay youth. June 23, 2009

Obama Seeks to Join Global Rights of Child Pact

June 23, 2009, AP

Amid Recession, Demand Rises for School Lunches

June 22, 2009, AP

China Quarantines Dozens of U.S. Students

June 17, 2009, AP

Sebelius: Kids May Get Swine Flu Shots First

June 16, 2009, AP

Administrators Confront Student 'Sexting'

Schools urged to develop policies and programs to curb students’ use of cellphones to share nude or sexually provocative photos. June 16, 2009

P.E. Requirement Isn't Enough to Fight Obesity

June 15, 2009, AP