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 Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $45.2M More Over Sandy Hook LiesA Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million, adding to the $4.1 million he already has to pay.
School Climate & Safety Shouldn't Classroom Doors Lock From the Inside? Here's Why Many Don'tLack of money, logistics, and fire safety regulations are keeping schools from changing door locks.
School Climate & Safety Opinion How Do We Collaborate When Tensions Are Running High?Conflict is all around us these days, but don't despair. Education and DEI leaders offer their ideas to foster collaboration.
School Climate & Safety Texas School Principal Disputes Findings on Uvalde School ShootingMandy Gutierrez argues there was not a “culture of complacency” over safety at Robb Elementary School.School Climate & Safety Webinar Building a Safe & Supportive School Environment: How Culture & Climate Impacts SELSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.School Climate & Safety Webinar PBIS Basics: A Positive Behavior Start for Back to SchoolSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Explore how to inform your summer and fall PD with ways to streamline your behavior data collection and make it easily accessible to all stakeholders.
School Climate & Safety Schools Make Few Changes to Minimize COVID's Impact, Despite New VariantsSome schools have moved to bolster staffing, but many are hoping for the best without doing much else differently compared with last year.
School Climate & Safety Protecting Students With Disabilities in an Emergency: 5 Key StrategiesStudents with disabilities are often left out of discussions about school safety. Here are five ways to ensure their needs are being met.
School Climate & Safety In a School Emergency, Special Educators Feel the 'Weight of the World'As society debates safety practices in the wake of school shootings, protecting students with disabilities poses particular challenges.
School Climate & Safety The Uvalde School Shooting: 4 Key Takeaways for Educators From the First InquiryA preliminary investigation by Texas officials identified concerns with communication, lockdown procedures, and police response.
School Climate & Safety Damning Report, New Footage Show Chaos of Uvalde ResponseA damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school.
School Climate & Safety Teachers and Students Must Join Forces to Fight Gun Violence, Advocates SayStudent activist David Hogg was among those who called for educators to join in the fight for gun control.
School Climate & Safety How Texas Trains Teachers to Carry GunsSince the school shooting in Uvalde, the state agency overseeing the school marshal program is urging more districts to arm educators.
School Climate & Safety Uvalde's New Anguish: Video Shows Police Waiting in SchoolA new wave of anger swept through Uvalde over surveillance footage of police officers milling in the hallway of Robb Elementary School.
School Climate & Safety In Their Own Words Why This Principal Won't Carry a Gun in School, Even Though She CouldShe's got a permit to carry a concealed weapon, but opposes arming teachers.
