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Al Stein-Seroussi; Sean Hanley; David Currey; Bruce A. Lawrence; Ted R. Miller – Journal of School Violence, 2025
The State of Nevada launched the "Nevada SafeVoice" anonymous tip line to prevent harmful events in schools and to promote student safety, health, and wellbeing. We assessed the extent to which "SafeVoice" contributed to reductions in school discipline incidents, youth suicides, and increases in the positive school climate.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Violence, School Safety, Suicide
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS), 2023
In collaboration with their local government and community partners, schools can take a proactive approach to crime prevention as a part of developing, implementing, and maintaining school emergency operations plans (EOPs) using the "Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (School Guide)" [ED571878]. In…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, School Community Relationship, Emergency Programs
Janice Prescilla Phan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In the public school system, administrators and educators have multi-faceted responsibilities, including educating students, providing a safe environment, and ensuring a positive school climate conducive to student learning. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a model many schools have adopted to assist in behavior modification…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Administrators, Educational Environment
National Institute of Justice, 2015
The Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) provides $75 million for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI). This Initiative, originally launched and funded at the same amount in FY 2014, is overseen by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: School Safety, Partnerships in Education, Researchers, Program Development
Office of Safe and Healthy Students, US Department of Education, 2013
Our nation's postsecondary institutions are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for students, faculty, and staff who live, work, and study on campus. Many of these emergencies occur with little to no warning; therefore, it is critical for institutions of higher education (IHEs) to plan ahead to help ensure the safety and…
Descriptors: Colleges, Emergency Programs, School Safety, Educational Environment
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Raskauskas, Juliana; Modell, Scott – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2011
"Bullying" is defined as any aggressive behavior with the intent to harm that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying is identified as one of the most predominant problems faced by children in the United States education system, as well as one of the most significant health risks to children. Exactly how prevalent this issue is…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Inclusion, Bullying, Aggression
Trump, Kenneth S. – District Administration, 2011
Bullying has captured the news headlines and the attention of legislators, educators, and special interest advocates over the past three years at a greater rate. High-profile teen suicides have raised questions about the role bullying may have played in student deaths. School administrators and safety officials agree that bullying is a serious…
Descriptors: Bullying, School Safety, News Reporting, Program Development
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (NJ1), 2008
This brief shares the latest research on the effects of social and emotional learning (SEL) on students and includes strategies for implementing SEL. It explains how SEL works, elaborates on how SEL can be an integrative prevention framework that addresses the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) core elements, and spells out implications of the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Prevention, Federal Programs, Child Health
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2009
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established nationally in 1995, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Founded in…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Educational Environment
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Poynter, Kerry John; Tubbs, Nancy Jean – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2008
This article discusses model LGBT Safe Space Ally programs. These programs, often called "Safe Zones," include self selected students, faculty, and employees who publicly show support by displaying stickers, signs, and other identifiable items. Issues covered in the article include history, development, training, membership, assessment, and…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, School Safety, Models
Kravitz, Robert – American School & University, 2006
In the professional cleaning industry, green cleaning has been much discussed in the past few years. Usually, the information pertains to the many reasons why a green cleaning program should be started, the steps involved to get the program off the ground, and the potential benefits. However, although many facility managers and school…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Hazardous Materials, Conservation (Environment), Program Development
Arizona State Department of Education, 2004
The School Safety Program was established by ARS 15-154 in 1994 for the purpose of placing School Resource Officers (SRO) and Probation Officers (PO) on school grounds. The officers' primary function is to deliver Law Related Education (LRE) in the classroom as well as develop positive interactions and relationships with the students, the staff,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Program Implementation, School Security, Administrator Role
Cook, James – 1995
Unsafe conditions in schools impede student learning. This paper describes how an effective conflict-management program can help to create a safe school environment. Such a program should be considered essential to an overall school-safety plan, not regarded as an adjunct to the plan. An effective conflict-management program gives students a…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
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Sanger, Dixie; Spilker, Anna; Wiliiams, Nicole; Belau, Don – Journal of Correctional Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to survey the opinions of female juvenile delinquents residing in a correctional center about the role of teachers and schools in serving students involved in violence. The term violence referred to behaviors and actions including threats or intentional harm to individuals or property (Van Hasselt & Hersen, 1999). A…
Descriptors: Prevention, Learning Problems, Teacher Attitudes, Females
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Elias, Michael J.; Lantieri, Linda; Patti, Janet; Shriver, Timothy P.; Walberg, Herbert J.; Weissberg, Roger P.; Zins, Joseph E. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2001
Calls for an end to a "prevention war" mentality that breeds youth programs that are high profile, short term, and in competition with programs already in place. Instead, this article advocates for comprehensive, sustained efforts that promote the personal and social development of young people and address problems at their psychosocial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Children, Educational Environment
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