School Climate & Safety
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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.
School Climate & Safety What We Know About the Students and Teachers Killed in Apalachee High ShootingThe two students and two teachers who were killed on Wednesday are being remembered by their loved ones.
School Climate & Safety A Panic Button May Have Saved Lives in Ga. School Shooting. Here's What We KnowPolice said an emergency system that alerted them to a shooting at Apalachee High School kept the tragedy from becoming worse.
School Climate & Safety Q&A How Peer Mentors Can Ease the Transitions to Middle and High SchoolAdvice on how to build peer mentor program.
School Climate & Safety 2 Students, 2 Teachers Killed in Georgia High School ShootingIt's the first major school shooting of the 2024-25 academic year.
School Climate & Safety Reported Essay Schools Are Now Political Battlegrounds. We've Been Here BeforeU.S. history is filled with moments of polarization. What’s different about today?
School Climate & Safety 'Hitting Kids Should Never Be Allowed': Illinois Bans Corporal Punishment in All SchoolsIllinois will become the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.
School Climate & Safety These Surprise Inspections Test Schools' Safety PracticesHow do you check whether a school is adhering to safety-plan basics? Send in inspectors to try its doors.
School Climate & Safety Infographic What CDC Safety Data Reveal About School Absenteeism, in ChartsNew federal data show a rising number of students feel unsafe at school.
School Climate & Safety In Their Own Words How a Principal Who Stopped a School Shooting Learned to Be VulnerablePrincipal Greg Johnson talks about how his life changed after a school shooting.
School Climate & Safety How Teachers Who Survived Columbine and Sandy Hook Helped Their Students RecoverTeachers who survived the Sandy Hook and Columbine shootings had to find a way to help their students process trauma.
School Climate & Safety Video Active Shooter Drills That Prepare But Don't Traumatize: Advice From PrincipalsStriking a balance is essential, principals say.
School Climate & Safety Opinion My Teachers Were in ‘Survival Mode’ Over Student Behavior. We Had to ResetJust months into the school year, one principal took on a daunting challenge: transforming classroom cultures hobbled by misbehavior.
