Terror Touches Schools
September 26, 2001
School Climate & Safety Patriotism and Prayer: Constitutional Questions Are MutedPrincipal Ron Beckwith wanted to join the national surge of patriotism that has followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Teaching Profession Teachers Delay Dealing With Own Grief, AnxietySchool employees around the country are struggling to cope with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon four weeks ago.School Climate & Safety Schools Hit the Hardest by Losses On Sept. 11 Monitor Emotional TollIn the weeks since Sept. 11, the most-employed assets of a college counselor have been her ears, for listening, and her shoulder, for crying on.School Climate & Safety Student Poll Asks How Schools Talked About Terrorist AssaultsAbout two of every three K-12 students say their teachers have been talking with them about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
School & District Management Religion Rules Afghan, Pakistani School DayWith the political and military upheaval in Afghanistan and martial law in Pakistan, state-run schools are barely functioning, leaving religious schools to fill in the gap.School Climate & Safety Bush Visits N.Y.C. Elementary SchoolPresident Bush told a class of 1st graders in New York City that America is still a great country where they can realize their dreams.School Climate & Safety Attacks Alter Instructional LandscapeThe terrorist attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon had an immediate impact on what teachers do in their classrooms.School Climate & Safety N.Y.C. Schools Share Space; 8 Still ClosedWhile their schools in Lower Manhattan remained closed, students who were near ground zero on Sept. 11 returned to classes at temporary sites.School Climate & Safety Children's Media Tell Story of Attacks Frankly, But CarefullyEditors and producers for news publications and programs aimed at children needed to figure out how to cover the terrorist attacks.
Student Well-Being & Movement Grief Descends on School After Terror Hits HomeWhen the World Trade Center was attacked, a 6th grade teacher in the nation's capital led her class to an adjoining building in her school.School Climate & Safety Islamic Schools and Muslim Youngsters Report HarassmentThe number of reported incidents of harassment, threats, or vandalism against Islamic schools or Muslim children and youths mounted last week.Student Well-Being & Movement Students React to Crisis With Acts of Kindness— Heartfelt and PracticalIn thousands of small and large gestures, students showed how they were deeply moved by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.School Climate & Safety Education Experts Expect Resurgence of Patriotism In Nation's ClassroomsSchoolhouses from sea to shining sea were awash in patriotism, mirroring the sentiment that gripped much of the nation.School Climate & Safety States' Test-Taking Schedules Feel Impact of TerrorismAs the nation's schools resumed their routines after the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history, state education officials in a handful of states debated whether getting back to normal should include forging ahead with state-mandated tests.School & District Management Salt Lake City Urged to Close Schools During OlympicsWorried that local schools could be targeted by terrorists during the 2002 Winter Olympics to be held in February, the president of the Salt Lake City teachers' association has asked the city's school board to reverse a decision it made last year to keep schools open during the event.Federal First Lady: Teachers Need HelpFirst lady Laura Bush is asking the public to nurture America's educators as they continue to sooth children and parents who have lost loved ones.
