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 Educators' Views on School Safety, in ChartsSee how teachers, principals, and district leaders currently feel about their safety.School Climate & Safety What 3 Teachers Think About Eliminating School Resource OfficersTeachers have mixed feelings about school resource officers and whether their presence makes schools feel safer.School Climate & Safety School Police Prevent Some Violence, But Not Shootings, Research FindsAs police return to more schools, a new study finds that the officers prevent student fights and attacks, but not gun-related offenses.School Climate & Safety Parkland Officer Found Not Guilty in Case That Shed Light on Police Role in School SafetyA jury acquitted the former deputy of all criminal charges connected to his response to the 2018 mass shooting.School Climate & Safety Advocates Agree: Police Shouldn't Handle Routine Discipline in SchoolsSchool discipline should be handled by administrators, not school police, advocates for and against school police agree.School Climate & Safety When Cars Have to Stop for School Buses—and When They Don't—in Every StateWhen are drivers supposed to stop for school buses? The answer varies by type of road and by state.School Climate & Safety Small Ways Leaders Can Build Schools Where Everyone Feels Like They BelongPrincipals can take small steps to ensure students and staff feel like they belong.School Climate & Safety From Our Research Center Here’s How Educators Feel About Their Safety at SchoolTeachers were more likely than principals or district leaders to say their sense of safety had decreased.School Climate & Safety Gallup Asked U.S. Students to Grade Their Schools. Here’s the Report CardSchools earned their lowest marks on supporting students' mental health and making them excited to learn.School Climate & Safety How Teacher Bias and School Culture Shape School DisciplineA new study found that teacher biases alone don't explain racial/ethnic disparities in school discipline. School culture plays a hand too.School Climate & Safety Lawmakers Call for National Crackdown on Drivers Who Pass Stopped School BusesA new bill in Congress calls for more data collection on illegal school bus passings, to lay the groundwork for a public awareness campaign.School Climate & Safety Biden Administration Asks Districts to Investigate Their Discipline DisparitiesA new letter marks the latest salvo in a years-long debate over school discipline.School Climate & Safety Superintendent 'Devastated' by Deadly, Post-Graduation ShootingViolence disrupts a cherished rite of passage.School Climate & Safety What Teachers Think About Carrying Guns at School, in ChartsDespite periodic pushes to outfit teachers with firearms, more than half of educators think doing so would make schools less safe.School Climate & Safety Opinion 5 Critical Strategies to Make Your School SaferThere's no single solution to defend students’ physical, mental, and emotional health, but these five actionable steps are a place to start.