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 Roads Around Schools Are Unsafe, Principals Say. Here's What to Do About ItTraffic conditions aren't fully within school leaders' control. But there are still steps schools can take to help students arrive safely.
School Climate & Safety Video Should Teachers Carry Guns? How Two Principals Answer This QuestionOne has two armed school employees. The other thinks arming teachers is a bad idea.
School Climate & Safety Former Uvalde Police Chief Indicted Over Response to Robb Elementary ShootingThe former chief and another former officer face felony charges of child endangerment and abandonment.
School Climate & Safety Can a Teachers' 'Bill of Rights' Bring Order to the Classroom?Alabama's new law gives teachers the authority to remove misbehaving students from class.
School Climate & Safety Gaming Is Part of Teen Life. These Districts Use It for Better Student OutcomesScholastic esports is attracting students who would otherwise not participate in extracurricular activities.
School Climate & Safety Explainer Restorative Justice in Schools, ExplainedWhat is restorative justice, and how can it be implemented in schools?
School Climate & Safety Video 3 Steps for Schools to Use Relationships as a 'Prevention Strategy'Research has shown that strong school relationships can be a prevention strategy for chronic absenteeism, misbehavior, and other challenges.
School Climate & Safety Opinion How Do Restorative Practices Work?Traditional punitive measures tend to reap more misbehavior.
School Climate & Safety What Helped These K-12 Leaders After School ShootingsSchool shootings leave deep and lasting impact on the community, including those charged with leading students and staff in the aftermath.
School Climate & Safety Another State Will Let Teachers Carry Guns. What We Know About the StrategyTennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns with administrators' permission a year after the Covenant School shooting.School Climate & Safety K-12 Essentials Forum Strengthen Students’ Connections to SchoolJoin this free event to learn how schools are creating the space for students to form strong bonds with each other and trusted adults.
School Climate & Safety Video WATCH: Columbine Author on Myths, Lessons, and Warning Signs of ViolenceDavid Cullen discusses how educators still grapple with painful lessons from the 1999 shooting.
School Climate & Safety From Our Research Center How Much Educators Say They Use Suspensions, Expulsions, and Restorative JusticeWith student behavior a top concern among educators now, a new survey points to many schools using less exclusionary discipline.
School Climate & Safety 25 Years After Columbine, America Spends Billions to Prevent Shootings That Keep HappeningDistricts have invested in more personnel and physical security measures to keep students safe, but shootings have continued unabated.
School Climate & Safety How Columbine Shaped 25 Years of School SafetyColumbine ushered in the modern school safety era. A quarter decade later, its lessons remain relevant—and sometimes elusive.
