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- School Climate & Safety After Texas School Shooting, a Familiar Fight About How to Make Schools SafeLawmakers, advocates, and the public once again debate how to make "never again" a reality.School Climate & Safety Opinion A Devastated Teacher's Plea for Gun ReformI spent my whole teaching career preparing for a school shooting. I don’t want my newborn son to start school with the same threat.School Climate & Safety At Least 19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed in Texas Elementary School ShootingIt's the worst school shooting in Texas history and the deadliest in the U.S. since 2012.School Climate & Safety Preventing Student Violence: 3 Key TakeawaysAdvice from two experts on threat assessment and crisis response in schools.School Climate & Safety Responding to Student Threats: Schools Wrestle With How to Prevent ViolenceThe Buffalo shooting suspect made a threat at school last year, but wasn't flagged under the state's red flag law.SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Discover how PBIS teams and educators use evidence-based practices for student success.School Climate & Safety Grief, Anger, Fear: How Teachers Can Help Students Cope With the Buffalo ShootingAfter a gunman killed 10 people in a racist attack, teachers again wrestled with how to explain hate and mass violence to students.School Climate & Safety Accused Gunman in Buffalo Shooting Was Investigated for Threat to His SchoolThe gunman was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after his release from a hospital, officials said.School Climate & Safety Fla. School Board Reverses Decision to Censor Yearbook Photos From ‘Don’t Say Gay’ ProtestThe Seminole County School Board scrapped the plan in response to public backlash.School Climate & Safety Fla. High School to Cover Yearbook Photos of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Student ProtestsLyman High School’s yearbook features photos of students holding rainbow flags and a “love is love” sign during a walkout protest in March.School Climate & Safety What the Research Says What a Researcher Learned From One School's Underground Snack MarketCracking down on unofficial school snack sales can have unintended consequences.School Climate & Safety Lawmakers in 19 States Want Legal Refuge for Transgender YouthDemocratic lawmakers are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families.School Climate & Safety One District’s Unusual Fundraising Campaign to Curtail Guns in SchoolsA S.C. school district has established a GoFundMe page to raise $20,000 to buy specially trained dogs to sniff out firearms.School Climate & Safety 12-Year-Old Boy Is Youngest Victim of a Fatal Shooting Inside a School in Recent YearsThe boy died after being shot at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, S.C., on March 31.School Climate & Safety Opinion Transgender Youth Are Under Attack in the War on ScienceResearch points to the importance of affirming gender at home, in schools, and in health care, says a developmental scientist.