School Issues

School safety from a student’s perspective

Abstract:

In this TED video, student Brianna Collora shares her perspective on school safety. Places such as sports arenas, concerts, and airports have armed guards to make people feel safe. Shouldn't our schools be treated with the same level of assurance for the safety of students and staff?

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TEDxDeerPark

Author:

Brianna Collora

Published:

March 23, 2020

School Safety Insider Podcast

Abstract:

In this podcast, School Resource Officer (SRO) Mike Rudinski was a featured guest this month on the School Safety Insider Podcast with Ken Trump. He shares what it’s really like to be an SRO at a large public school and how important relationship-building is to success and the development of a safe school community. This podcast also explores other school safety issues, such as: Communicating school safety in COVID-19.

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National School Safety and Security Sources

Author:

Ken Trump

Published:

August 21, 2020

A Brief History of School Violence in the United States

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Journalist Annette Fuentes reports on the variety of ways in which American schools were remodeled for the age of mass incarceration, even as rates of violence in schools and juvenile crime declined.

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Source:

Verso

Author:

Annette Fuentes

Published:

March 23, 2018

SRO Program: ‘Fundamentally Mismatched for Schools’ in Montgomery County

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This article describes how 31 of 33 speakers spoke virtually in support of council member Will Jawando’s bill to prohibit Student Resource Officers (SROs) in Montgomery County High Schools, MD.

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Connection Newspapers

Author:

Ken Moore

Published:

May 29, 2021

Knoxville parents discuss what safety and security in schools looks like to them

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In this article and video, parents are sharing their thoughts on Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s request for a new agreement with Knoxville PD on withdrawing police from schools.AB

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Source:

ABC News

Author:

Jordan Brown

Published:

May 26, 2021

Holistic Approach Produces Safer Schools and Prevents School Violence

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A new report from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office at the Department of Justice (DOJ) highlights critical actions that schools, school districts, and law enforcement agencies can take to improve the overall safety of schools.

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Maryland.gov

Published:

August 25, 2020

A 1-Minute Warmup Video

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Start your research on School Safety by taking one minute to view One World's Drew Anderson!  See his creative and engaging way of reminding us all that there are many sides to every issue. The goal is not just to win arguments, but to listen and learn from other people’s points of view too! Civil discourse matters. So, view Drew.

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Source:

One World Educatiom

How to Keep Schools Safe? We’re Focusing Our Time, Energy and Money on ‘All the Wrong Things,’ Experts Say

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Acts of violence in schools are increasing, but metal detectors are not the best solution. Schools should instead empower staff members to use preventative measures to stop violence and practice drills in case of emergency. *TRIGGER WARNING

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USA Today

Author:

Jorge L. Ortiz

Published:

November 21st, 2019

The New Normal Heading Back to School is Security and Armed Guards

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Following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, schools across the state have changed their security procedures. They have hired more security officers and students will have to adjust to this new normal.

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Miami Herald, adapted by NewsELA

Published:

8/12/2018

Social Media Posts Come Under Scrutiny Following School Shootings

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It can be hard to differentiate between social media posts that are true threats vs. those that are pranks. Schools and lawmakers struggle to protect free speech and punish and prevent social media posts about threats to schools.

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Source:

Christian Science Monitor, adapted by NewsELA

Published:

7/20/2018

Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Plan for Preventing Mass Shootings and Ending All Gun Violence in American Schools

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Gun violence makes schools unsafe, and we need to take action to change this troubling increase in violence. There are a number of solutions to make schools safer, including laws to make it harder for unstable people to access guns and planning in advance for emergencies so that staff know how to react.

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Everytown for Gun Safety

Published:

2/11/2020

10 Years. 180 School Shootings. 356 Victims.

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This data collection documents every school shooting in the United States from 2009 to 2019. It demonstrates an upward trend in frequency of school shootings and commonalities between events. *TRIGGER WARNING

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Source:

CNN

Author:

Christina Walker

Parkland: One Year Later

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This six part podcast series, published one year after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, delves in depth into what we’ve learned from this tragedy. It demonstrates how the Parkland community has transformed its grief into collective action to prevent future school shootings.

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Source:

CBS Miami

Published:

4/18/2019

A Grim Education: 72 Years of School Shootings

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Survivors of school shootings explain the terror of their experiences and how it impacts them to this day. They share their advice for future school shooting survivors. *TRIGGER WARNING

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Source:

New York Magazine

Published:

10/28/2018

Two Students Die After School Shooting in Southern California

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In 2019, a teenager shot five students at a high school in California. Students and their families were terrified, and some students are afraid to return, feeling that school is not a safe place to be. *TRIGGER WARNING

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Los Angeles Times, adapted by NewsELA