Safety and Violence

The latest news about safety and violence in schools, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Members of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the New York State Police, and Hudson Falls Police Department approach the entrance to the Hudson Falls Primary School in Hudson Fall, N.Y., in January during an active-shooter drill at the school.
—Omar Ricardo Aquije/The Post-Star/AP

Feds' Advice on School Intruders Worries Some Experts

A long-awaited White House guide suggests that school staff can try to fight back when there's no other choice. (July 8, 2013)

Spotlight on Bullying

This Spotlight focuses on how educators and policymakers are working to prevent bullying and the harmful experiences associated with it.

Issue Backgrounder

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Violence and Safety

On-Demand Webinar

When Cyberbullying Spills Into School
In this webinar, experts on bullying discussed strategies on how to address and combat bullying in school and online.

Special Collections

A Lingering Shame: Sexual Abuse of Students by School Employees
This special collection of stories assembles reporting on a problem that is only sporadically recognized as a national issue.

Columbine: 10 Years Later
A decade on, this collection looks at the events, survivors, and lessons gleaned from the attack at a Colorado high school.

The Virginia Tech Shootings
The mass slaying at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute revived vexing questions and raised familiar fears for K-12 educators across the country.

PD Directory

The Professional Development Directory features courses and resources for teachers on:
Safety, Violence and Bullying

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Serving the mental-health needs of children and regularly practicing comprehensive campus-safety plans are better options for protecting schools than the use of guns, writes Charles J. Russo.
January 29, 2013 - Education Week
How can schools serve students who struggle with mental-health disorders, Laura C. Murray asks.
January 29, 2013 - Education Week
Some districts are closing schools in response to high rates of flu-related absenteeism.
January 28, 2013 - Education Week
The president's multi-pronged plan to avert gun violence is a mix of executive actions and proposals needing congressional assent.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
As President Obama unveils an anti-violence plan, districts are taking dramatic steps—and even arming staff—to boost safety.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
January 14, 2013 - Education Week
Arne Duncan is among those tasked by the White House to craft proposals in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shootings.
January 11, 2013 - Education Week
School policy has been evolving for decades, sometimes in reaction to major incidents of school violence, sometimes in response to societal changes and trends in the area of public safety. In some cases, districts have been forced to expel or suspend students in recent years because of state and federal laws. More recently, states and individual districts have, to some extent, been turning away from policies that allow unfettered use of consequences that lead to students’ absence from school.
January 10, 2013 - Education Week
Asperger's syndrome didn't cause Adam Lanza's violent attack, say groups representing people with disabilities.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week
On Dec. 14, the news out of a Newtown, Conn., elementary school grew grimmer by the second.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week

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