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 Students Feel Less Connected to School. Here's Why That MattersThere's a body of research that points to a number of benefits when students feel close to people at school.
School Climate & Safety Opinion ‘Homemade’ Solutions to School Safety Can Be Fire Hazards. Here’s What to KnowWith the threat of school shootings, it’s natural to guard against intruders. However, this urgency can lead to equally unsafe measures.
School Climate & Safety How Did School Discipline Get Dragged Into the Presidential Election?Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have different track records on racial disparities in school discipline.
School Climate & Safety Prepared But Not Scared: Biden Orders New Guidance on School DrillsBiden ordered new federal guidance on active shooter drills in schools.
School Climate & Safety Preparing for and Responding to School Threats: Resources for AdministratorsResources to help schools prepare for and respond to threats of violence.
School Climate & Safety Lockdown Drills Don't Make Teachers Feel SaferMore teachers than not also say the ubiquitous simulations don't help them feel more prepared for an active shooter or other emergency.
School Climate & Safety A Surge of Violent School Threats Creates a Communication Crisis for DistrictsSchool threats requires districts to juggle nuanced messages for parents, students, and communities.
School Climate & Safety Sheriff Posts Photos and Video of Students Accused of School ThreatsFed up with the threats, a Florida sheriff pledged to publicly identify students who allegedly make such threats.
School Climate & Safety Schools Respond to Surge of Threats After Georgia School ShootingBomb threats, copycats, and pranks—some from outside the United States—have disrupted schools across the nation.
School Climate & Safety A Resource Guide to Help Schools Move Forward After a ShootingAdministrators have a responsibility no one wants in the wake of school violence. Here are some resources to help.
School Climate & Safety Opinion After the Georgia School Shooting, I'm No Longer Shocked. I'm FuriousA school leader asks who could have prevented the killings at Apalachee High.
School Climate & Safety Opinion We Can’t Wait for Someone Else to Stop School ShootingsA clinical psychologist lays out what school leaders can do to keep our children safe from gun violence.
School Climate & Safety The Georgia School Shooting May Accelerate the Backlash to Cellphone BansEmotional texts exchanged during the Apalachee High shooting have reopened the question of cellphones in schools.
School Climate & Safety Why Responding to Student Threats Is So ComplicatedNews that the FBI got a tip a year before a Georgia school shooting sparked questions about whether the attack could have been avoided.
