School Safety And Community Relations

6. As an administrator, building supervision and student/staff safety has to always be at the forefront in planning for the school day. Not doing so, can lead to the unthinkable like this situation, a school

The somewhat recent event of Sandy Hook has been a major focus of debate among any serious discussion about school violence in America. Yet, just since Columbine, there has been over 100 school shootings, not including stabbing, rape, or even fist fights (in which there was serious injury or death). Despite this unprecedented level of aggression among our nation’s youth, the nation, in its entirety, has not dedicated an appropriate amount of time and energy to coming up with a solution. The bulk of the hard work needed in order to create a safer atmosphere for our children has been left to our teachers. Yet, the workload of a teacher, along with his/her inability to interfere in out-of-classroom affairs, would make him/her extremely inefficient in doing so. What exactly are these expectations? How many of these standards can a teacher feasibly meet?

These days, school safety is one of the most important parts of running a good school. So how can we make our school, safer and a better school overall?

ensuring that there is an effective way of reporting any hazards to the appropriate person so that any required action can be taken. Every school is

When I started my middle school years, I met a man who told me that middle school will be the fastest two years of my life. That man was the same one I came to admire, Mr.Cathy, the principal. I look up to Mr. Cathy for the positive impact he has had on River Bend Middle School. I shadowed my former principal in the interest of transferring from a student's perspective to that of an administrator’s. When this opportunity arose, I was glad to take it. I felt fortunate to spend time with Mr. Cathy in order to gain a better understanding of what he does.

procedures that must be followed in case of accidents, it also specifies that classrooms and

Report any hazards – all persons on the school premises should be aware of any hazards which may cause harm. A yearly risk assessment is carried out which will outline which areas and activities of the school are more hazardous, detailed hazards and who may be at risk. Pupils and all staff need to report hazards they come across straight away to the correct person. Everyone should know who the person is who Health

Numerous studies have been conducted to determine if teachers should be in possession of a firearm while on school properties and if this will decrease the number and magnitude of school shootings. Many scholars believe equipping teachers with firearms will be costly and end up unnecessarily endangering more students, but many scholars claim that a teacher should be the last line of defense against a school shooter. The question this paper hopes to answer is how can equipping teachers who teach grades K-12 help to prevent school shootings in the United States. This paper will attempt to answer that question by examining the perspectives of school administration and law enforcement, the impact on student’s safety and education, the

The presentation will cover several areas dealing with the university’s ability to prepare for an emergency or catastrophic event. The areas covered include:

Standard 4, the Community Standard, is enacted each time we have a drill because our principal sends out a notification to parents; therefore, when this incident occurred, parents and community members knew how the principal would communicate because of the positive and sustained relationship our principal had established. At dismissal, our staff worked effectively with the police department, because of the community partnership that was established. Without the assistance of the town and the maintenance of safety procedures and equipment on both their behalves, our students’ safety may have compromised, similar to the well-being of the falcon in Aquarium story 2; establishing the importance of “sharing responsibility to maximize ownership and accountability,” (p.17). This incident corroborates the significance of many facets of Standards 3 and

The purpose of the Emergency Preparedness Plan is to save lives and prevent injuries in case of emergencies such as nuclear attack, fire, natural disaster, civil disorder or other, and provide the necessary best practices to ensure all possible and relevant forms of communicating with our faculty, staff, students, and parents. Mrs. Patricia Harris of the International Studies Elementary Charter School was interviewed about the International Studies Elementary Charter School’s Emergency Management Plan and the role of the school counselor during emergencies. Surprisingly, the school counselor does not play as important of a role than one would have thought. Although, the counselor does serve as one of the Designated School Emergency Team Members, some the tasks that would seem likely the counselor would perform, are performed by other administrators. Tasks such as talking to parents or being there for the students are performed by the principal while the school counselor is delegated to direct traffic. Based on the Emergency Management Plan, it would seem that the school counselor’s role is still not clearly understood. With all the expertise that counselors can bring to a crisis situation, it’s disappointing that counselors are assigned such a miniscule task as delegating traffic. Counselor Harris did discuss the Dougherty County School System’s Crisis Team. That team is

During the past decade, school safety has been at the forefront of many school districts safety polices and plans. With recent high profile school shootings, the question school districts continue to ask is how do we keep our schools safe? Administrators face heavy scrutiny when weighing approaches to school safety and student discipline. Likewise, school employees have the right to work in safe environments devoid of life-threatening behaviors (Fenning and Bohanon, 2006; Skiba and Rausch, 2006). America’s founding fathers understood the importance of a public school education. They believed educating its citizens would allow them the opportunity to learn new skills while becoming successful and productive people in society. However, our founding fathers did not predict the severe behavior changes our schools face in educating disruptive and dangerous students. America’s school districts are charged with providing solutions for disruptive and dangerous students (Fenning and Bohanon, 2006; Skiba and Rausch, 2006). School officials must address these issues with research-based interventions and collaborative resources that provide a safe learning environment for all stakeholders (Elliott and Mihalic, 2004; Schoenwald and Hoagwood, 2001). Boards of education continue to support school efforts to rethink best practices for disciplinary alternative middle schools (DAMS). Many school districts focus on research-based interventions and resources that manage aggression and

With the technological advances of modern society, we now have more opportunities than ever to promote safety. The i>Click to Safety device was inspired by the growing concern of public safety for school children. The FBI has confirmed a sharp rise in mass shootings since 2000, leaving parents and school faculty desperate for solutions. Law enforcement is often required to stop mass shootings, especially in places such as schools where individuals have no tools of self-defense at their disposal. A quick response is crucial to ensure that lives are saved in these unimaginable acts of terror. The objective of this project is to develop the i>Click to Safety human-machine system to enable the ability to save lives in the hands of

The responses of school violence and associated with victimization. Social withdrawal often stems from depression, rejection, or the lack of confidence. Feeling of being alone might result from going through a divorce. Excessive feelings of rejection in the process of growing up, an in the course of adolescent development, many young people experience emotionally painful rejection. Feelings of being picked on and persecute when youth feels constantly picked on, teased, bullied, singled out for ridicule, and even humiliate at school and home might result in withdrawing socially. Uncontrolled anger is when everyone gets angry is a natural emotion. Drugs and alcohol use is reduced self-control and exposes children and youth to violence. Affiliation

Over the past decade school violence has been on the rise. School violence has always existed in some form or another, whether it is a fight out on the play ground or a stabbing in the parking lot. However nothing got the nation's attentions like the April 20, 1999, Columbine school shooting. Ever since that day the nation wants to know what to do to protect the kids in this country. Many schools have gotten increasingly stricter on their policies, especially the schools that have more money. What about the schools that cant' afford metal detectors and security officers? American public schools are not safe, and need to have greater security measures to ensure the students' safety.