/leadership/school-climate-safety School Climate & Safety en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:42:20 GMT /events/webinar/investing-in-success-leading-a-culture-of-safety-and-support Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:42:20 GMT /events/webinar/investing-in-success-leading-a-culture-of-safety-and-support /leadership/opinion-restorative-justice-the-classroom-and-policy-can-we-resolve-the-tension/2024/10 Student discipline is one area where school culture and the rules don't always line up. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-restorative-justice-the-classroom-and-policy-can-we-resolve-the-tension/2024/10 /events/webinar/creating-harmony-and-belonging-as-a-solution-to-chronic-absenteeism Join a webinar featuring strategies on addressing chronic absenteeism through building a sense of belonging. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:44:11 GMT /events/webinar/creating-harmony-and-belonging-as-a-solution-to-chronic-absenteeism /leadership/opinion-school-safety-should-be-built-in-not-tacked-on/2024/10 69´«Ã½ and communities must address ways to prevent school violence by first working with people, says this letter to the editor. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:00:58 GMT /leadership/opinion-school-safety-should-be-built-in-not-tacked-on/2024/10 /leadership/opinion-how-one-big-city-district-is-addressing-the-middle-east-conflict/2024/10 Partnerships are helping the Philadelphia schools better support all students and staff, writes Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:16:16 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-one-big-city-district-is-addressing-the-middle-east-conflict/2024/10 /events/webinar/how-to-use-data-to-combat-bullying-and-enhance-school-safety Join our webinar to learn how data can help identify bullying, implement effective interventions, & foster student well-being. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:44:32 GMT /events/webinar/how-to-use-data-to-combat-bullying-and-enhance-school-safety /leadership/students-feel-less-connected-to-school-heres-why-that-matters/2024/10 There's a body of research that points to a number of benefits when students feel close to people at school. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:33:43 GMT /leadership/students-feel-less-connected-to-school-heres-why-that-matters/2024/10 /leadership/opinion-homemade-solutions-to-school-safety-can-be-fire-hazards-heres-what-to-know/2024/10 With the threat of school shootings, it’s natural to guard against intruders. However, this urgency can lead to equally unsafe measures. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:38:01 GMT /leadership/opinion-homemade-solutions-to-school-safety-can-be-fire-hazards-heres-what-to-know/2024/10 /leadership/how-did-school-discipline-get-dragged-into-the-presidential-election/2024/09 Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have different track records on racial disparities in school discipline. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:37:52 GMT /leadership/how-did-school-discipline-get-dragged-into-the-presidential-election/2024/09 /leadership/prepared-but-not-scared-biden-orders-new-guidance-on-school-drills/2024/09 Biden ordered new federal guidance on active shooter drills in schools. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:40:31 GMT /leadership/prepared-but-not-scared-biden-orders-new-guidance-on-school-drills/2024/09 /leadership/preparing-and-responding-to-school-threats-resources-for-administrators/2024/09 Resources to help schools prepare for and respond to threats of violence. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:23:46 GMT /leadership/preparing-and-responding-to-school-threats-resources-for-administrators/2024/09 /leadership/lockdown-drills-dont-make-teachers-feel-safer/2024/09 More teachers than not also say the ubiquitous simulations don't help them feel more prepared for an active shooter or other emergency. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:05:39 GMT /leadership/lockdown-drills-dont-make-teachers-feel-safer/2024/09 /leadership/a-surge-of-violent-school-threats-creates-a-communication-crisis-for-districts/2024/09 School threats requires districts to juggle nuanced messages for parents, students, and communities. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:25:10 GMT /leadership/a-surge-of-violent-school-threats-creates-a-communication-crisis-for-districts/2024/09 /leadership/schools-respond-to-surge-of-threats-after-georgia-school-shooting/2024/09 Bomb threats, copycats, and pranks—some from outside the United States—have disrupted schools across the nation. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:30:33 GMT /leadership/schools-respond-to-surge-of-threats-after-georgia-school-shooting/2024/09 /leadership/a-resource-guide-to-help-schools-move-forward-after-a-shooting/2024/09 Administrators have a responsibility no one wants in the wake of school violence. Here are some resources to help. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:04:26 GMT /leadership/a-resource-guide-to-help-schools-move-forward-after-a-shooting/2024/09 /leadership/opinion-after-the-georgia-school-shooting-im-no-longer-shocked-im-furious/2024/09 A school leader asks who could have prevented the killings at Apalachee High. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:23:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-after-the-georgia-school-shooting-im-no-longer-shocked-im-furious/2024/09 /leadership/opinion-we-cant-wait-for-someone-else-to-stop-school-shootings/2024/09 A clinical psychologist lays out what school leaders can do to keep our children safe from gun violence. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:48:40 GMT /leadership/opinion-we-cant-wait-for-someone-else-to-stop-school-shootings/2024/09 /leadership/the-georgia-school-shooting-may-accelerate-the-backlash-to-cellphone-bans/2024/09 Emotional texts exchanged during the Apalachee High shooting have reopened the question of cellphones in schools. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:39:12 GMT /leadership/the-georgia-school-shooting-may-accelerate-the-backlash-to-cellphone-bans/2024/09 /leadership/why-responding-to-student-threats-is-so-complicated/2024/09 News that the FBI got a tip a year before a Georgia school shooting sparked questions about whether the attack could have been avoided. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:16:20 GMT /leadership/why-responding-to-student-threats-is-so-complicated/2024/09 /leadership/what-we-know-about-the-students-and-teachers-killed-in-apalachee-high-shooting/2024/09 The two students and two teachers who were killed on Wednesday are being remembered by their loved ones. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:05:00 GMT /leadership/what-we-know-about-the-students-and-teachers-killed-in-apalachee-high-shooting/2024/09 /leadership/a-panic-button-may-have-saved-lives-in-ga-school-shooting-heres-what-we-know/2024/09 Police said an emergency system that alerted them to a shooting at Apalachee High School kept the tragedy from becoming worse. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:02:18 GMT /leadership/a-panic-button-may-have-saved-lives-in-ga-school-shooting-heres-what-we-know/2024/09 /leadership/how-peer-mentors-can-ease-the-transitions-to-middle-and-high-school/2024/09 Advice on how to build peer mentor program. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:27:10 GMT /leadership/how-peer-mentors-can-ease-the-transitions-to-middle-and-high-school/2024/09 /leadership/georgia-high-school-shooting/2024/09 It's the first major school shooting of the 2024-25 academic year. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:52:26 GMT /leadership/georgia-high-school-shooting/2024/09 /leadership/schools-are-now-political-battlegrounds-weve-been-here-before/2024/08 U.S. history is filled with moments of polarization. What’s different about today? Mon, 26 Aug 2024 04:01:00 GMT /leadership/schools-are-now-political-battlegrounds-weve-been-here-before/2024/08 /leadership/these-surprise-inspections-test-schools-safety-practices/2024/08 How do you check whether a school is adhering to safety-plan basics? Send in inspectors to try its doors. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:38:54 GMT /leadership/these-surprise-inspections-test-schools-safety-practices/2024/08 /leadership/what-cdc-safety-data-reveal-about-school-absenteeism-in-charts/2024/08 New federal data show a rising number of students feel unsafe at school. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:34:46 GMT /leadership/what-cdc-safety-data-reveal-about-school-absenteeism-in-charts/2024/08 /leadership/how-a-principal-who-stopped-a-school-shooting-learned-to-be-vulnerable/2024/08 Principal Greg Johnson talks about how his life changed after a school shooting. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:15:18 GMT /leadership/how-a-principal-who-stopped-a-school-shooting-learned-to-be-vulnerable/2024/08 /leadership/how-teachers-who-survived-columbine-and-sandy-hook-helped-their-students-recover/2024/08 Teachers who survived the Sandy Hook and Columbine shootings had to find a way to help their students process trauma. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:41:06 GMT /leadership/how-teachers-who-survived-columbine-and-sandy-hook-helped-their-students-recover/2024/08 /leadership/active-shooter-drills-that-prepare-but-dont-traumatize-advice-from-principals/2024/07 Striking a balance is essential, principals say. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:16:57 GMT /leadership/active-shooter-drills-that-prepare-but-dont-traumatize-advice-from-principals/2024/07 /leadership/opinion-my-teachers-were-in-survival-mode-over-student-behavior-we-had-to-reset/2024/07 Just months into the school year, one principal took on a daunting challenge: transforming classroom cultures hobbled by misbehavior. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:22:59 GMT /leadership/opinion-my-teachers-were-in-survival-mode-over-student-behavior-we-had-to-reset/2024/07