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Nanmathi Manian; Wendy McColskey; Kim Benton; Noah Lipshie – National Comprehensive Center, 2021
School communities in both urban and rural settings need trauma-informed (TI) supports; however, the adversities experienced and access to student supports may be unique to rural school communities. In addition, the contextual challenges experienced by rural schools and communities, as well as the strengths that can be drawn from them, will…
Descriptors: Trauma, Rural Schools, Child Development, School Districts
Chipley, Michael; Lyon, Wesley; Smilowitz, Robert; Williams, Pax; Arnold, Christopher; Blewett, William; Hazen, Lee; Krimgold, Fred – US Department of Homeland Security, 2012
This publication, part of the new Building and Infrastructure Protection Series (BIPS) published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division (IDD), serves to advance high performance and integrated design for buildings and infrastructure. This…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Terrorism, Building Design, School Buildings
Stephens, Ronald D. – 1995
Ways in which school leaders can establish "safe schools" are detailed in this guide book. It offers suggestions on how to involve students, parents, law enforcement officials, business and community leaders, and other concerned citizens. This resource guide is designed to help administrators accomplish five goals: (1) assess the school climate by…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Policy Formation
Dix, Jerry Edward; Karr-Kidwell, PJ – 1998
This paper presents an analysis of adolescent violent behavior in schools. The paper offers an overview that includes student violence and discipline issues, school law, special services for at-risk students, and programs to enhance the opportunities for successful interventions. The paper is also a vehicle for a new discipline-management…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Prevention
Schwartz, Wendy; Elcik, Lynne – 1994
This directory provides a representative sampling of programs that offer training in prejudice reduction, conflict resolution, and violence prevention to young people in their schools and communities and to the people who work with them. Project profiles include the following information categories: (1) the organization's name, address, telephone,…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Directories, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Hoover, John H.; Oliver, Ronald – 1996
To help educators deal with "bullying" problems, intervention strategies are presented in this handbook. It focuses on the insidious day-to-day teasing and harassment typical of bullying and serves as a resource for addressing "bully/victim" problems during the pre-adolescent and adolescent years. Research has shown that the middle-school years…
Descriptors: Bullying, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Guidelines
Barbalich, Andrea – Currents, 1992
Three successful college-community relations programs include weekly televised conversations between president, students, faculty, and staff (University of Michigan); a neighborhood outreach and college awareness program (Virginia Wesleyan College); and a conference to help campus and community understand motives of and reactions to prejudice and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. – 1993
This report highlights the safety initiatives developed at 31 public school districts across the country and designed to ensure that students have a safe and secure learning environment. Specific initiatives include violence-prevention programs, collaborative efforts among schools and communities, gang prevention and intervention efforts, peer…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education