School Climate & Safety
Education news, analysis, and opinion about learning environments, school safety, and discipline.
See also: School Safety, School Shootings, School Climate, Discipline, Bullying
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School Climate & Safety Let's Talk About When Cars Need to Stop for School BusesA refresher course on the rules of the road involving stopped school buses.
School Climate & Safety Opinion School Police Officers Should Do More Than Just Surveil and Control. Here’s HowSROs should be integrated into schools as a means to support students and create a safe, humanizing environment.
School Climate & Safety 4 Tips to Keep Students' Misbehavior From Sapping Up Class TimeStudents' misbehavior has become one of educators' top concerns. Schools need a more deliberate approach to handle it, an expert says.
School Climate & Safety Is Virtual Learning a New Form of Exclusionary Discipline?Some districts are assigning students to virtual learning as a punishment for misbehavior.
School Climate & Safety Opinion How to Reduce Gun Violence? Teachers Share Their IdeasSchools alone can't banish gun violence, but they can invest in ways to strengthen the community and resist discrimination, which can help.
School Climate & Safety Texas Wanted Armed Officers at Every School After Uvalde. Many Can't Meet That StandardA vision of putting an armed guard at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough police or funding.
School Climate & Safety What the Research Says The State of Bullying in Schools, in ChartsBullying is a top safety concern for teachers. Four charts show how widespread it is in schools and what policymakers are doing about it.
School Climate & Safety How a New Training Eases Teachers' Anxiety About Emergency DrillsThe training incorporates mental health support into emergency preparedness.
School Climate & Safety Schools Skip Simple Ways to Build Trust in School Police, Research FindsProviding simple information about SROs on school websites could help with community trust, a researcher says.
School Climate & Safety Download When to Stop for School Buses: Downloadable Rules for Every StateWe collected school bus-related traffic laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and developed these downloadable diagrams.
School Climate & Safety High School Athletes Start Fall Workouts Amid Record-Breaking HeatMost heat-related injuries can be avoided if schools implement best practices.
School Climate & Safety A State Mandated School Threat Assessment. Here's What It Meant for StudentsWhat researchers learned from the largest analysis of school threat assessment to date.
School Climate & Safety Opinion Students Are Physically Fighting. What Can Teachers Do?Teachers need to have a plan of action in place before they ever encounter violent confrontations between students.
School Climate & Safety How Matthew McConaughey Will Make It Easier for Schools to Get Safety GrantsThe actor aims to cut the red tape for schools that could benefit from the federal grants, but lack the capacity to apply.
School Climate & Safety Educators' Views on School Safety, in ChartsSee how teachers, principals, and district leaders currently feel about their safety.
