Describes efforts by two school districts to address the potential threats of shootings and other school disruptions: Baltimore City Public Schools in Maryland and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools in North Carolina. Also describes the growing costs of providing safety and security in elementary and secondary schools. (Contains 13 references.)…

Examines the evolving area of cyberviolence, drawing on a pioneering study to discuss benefits and risks of online interaction among adolescent girls. Data from an online survey of adolescent girls who use the Internet introduce educators to the social and cultural communities of the Internet, a virtual venue with unique perspectives on power,…

Presents Web sites that offer information on preventing school violence. Four Web sites help schools promote safety through proactive steps to prevent violence and build resiliency; offer a virtual library on school violence and youth at risk; provide a national resource on what works to prevent school violence and develop more effective…

Combines data from own and others' research on bullying in school to identify 10 strategies to reduce incidents of bullying. Two examples are (1) survey students annually and (2) create policies that identify bulling behaviors. (PKP)

The necessity of extensive planning for major campus events has become essential to ensure a safe environment for all participants. This article explores the way one campus is challenging negative major event behaviors from pre-event preparations to post-event celebrations. (Contains 17 references.) (Author)

Describes a "reality check" on 11 essential components of the safe-school planning process. For example, staff is educated in violence-prevention instructions, actions, and knowledge. (PKP)

Examines the safe schools issue as a social movement and outlines issues groups must address as they work together to make schools safe. Public demand for safe schools is a social-problem movement consistent with conceptualizations of new social movements. (SLD)

Examines techniques for keeping college fitness centers secure while maintaining an inviting atmosphere. Building access control, preventing locker room theft, and suppressing causes for physical violence are discussed. (GR)

Describes how to assess and manage student threats. Includes a set of questions administrators should ask to help them assess threats. (PKP)

Youth violence is widely recognized as a critical problem in the United States, and many approaches to prevention and intervention have been developed in recent years. Although children are safer in school than anywhere else, school violence remains a serious concern, and schools have proven to be among the most accessible nexuses for prevention…

Nietzsche overlooks some possibilities. Something may not kill us, yet leave us sickly or crippled. But he is right, too. It may make us stronger. It is ancient wisdom that we grow through facing adversity: ad astra per aspera?to the stars through adversity. We know, too, that too much of something good may do us harm. One can overstudy, or…

This article discusses the March 21, 2005, shootings at Red Lake High School that brought to light an issue of whether school security personnel should be armed. Among the what-ifs being asked after the shootings at Red Lake High is one with uncomfortable implications for many school leaders: What if the two security guards posted near the…

When the alarm clock rings in the morning, the school fundraiser is not the first thing on a principal's mind. He or she is more likely to be thinking about such high-priority concerns as instructional leadership, communication, student interaction, school safety, and community relations. But as school budgets get squeezed, principals find…