School Climate & Safety
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- School Climate & Safety Teachers Agree on Most School Safety Issues, Except GunsTeachers agree on their schools' top safety concerns, but they're divided over a policy that's extensively debated after school shootings.School Climate & Safety It's Not ChatGPT That's the Problem. It's Binary ThinkingA lot of either-or arguments have been playing out in K-12 education over the past few years.School Climate & Safety Drivers Illegally Pass Buses 42 Million Times a Year. What Schools Can DoA handful of students are killed each year getting on and off school buses. Schools can take some steps to try to make a difference.School Climate & Safety Uvalde Victim's Mother Perseveres Through Teaching, Connecting With Daughter's MemoryVeronica Mata says she sometimes steps outside her classroom to collect herself or talk out her grief.School Climate & Safety Photo Essay Photos: A Year of Grieving and Struggling for Answers After Uvalde School ShootingA year after a gunman killed 21 people in a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, the community still searches for answers.School Climate & Safety Opinion How Teachers Can Collectively Push Back Against Gun ViolenceA teacher educator proposes concrete ways educators can raise their voices alongside parents and youth.School Climate & Safety How Districts Should Respond to Bomb ThreatsWhat schools need to do to be prepared in case of a bomb threat, in the light of increasing threats to districts across the country.School Climate & Safety What Counts as a School Shooting? Lawmakers Want an Official DefinitionA bill would also require agencies to collect more data on school shootings to guide safety efforts.School Climate & Safety Book Ban Debates Prompt Bomb Threats Against SchoolsAn upstate New York district received four bomb threats after community members objected to a book.School Climate & Safety Letter to the Editor How to Support Students Following a School ShootingAn educator offers seven tips for teachers and parents about how to talk to kids about and help them deal with the aftermath of school shootings.School Climate & Safety After Threats and Unruly Meetings, School Boards Invest in SecurityMany districts have decided to make metal detectors, security guards or police, and mandatory bag checks a permanent feature of board meetings.School Climate & Safety King, Queen, and Sovereign? Prom Courts Grow More DiverseIn some school districts, the traditional prom court is becoming more inclusive, with students driving the changes.School Climate & Safety Texas Lawmakers Could Make It Easier to Kick Students Out of ClassThe bill would allow a teacher to remove a student based on a single incident of unruly or disruptive behavior.School Climate & Safety Opinion 'Small Actions Matter': A Teacher Reflects on School Shootings Since Sandy HookOne teacher recalls the emotion of teaching 25 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School on the day of shooting—and the decade since.School Climate & Safety Do Schools Use Threat Assessment Fairly? In This State, There’s Little Data So FarIt's supposed to separate small incidents from true concerns, but data from Texas suggests inconsistency in what's considered a threat.