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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Brianna Collora
March 23, 2020
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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Ken Trump
August 21, 2020
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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Annette Fuentes
March 23, 2018
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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Ken Moore
May 29, 2021
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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Jordan Brown
May 26, 2021
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.
Read ArticleMaryland.gov
August 25, 2020
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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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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Jorge L. Ortiz
November 21st, 2019
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.
Read ArticleMiami Herald, adapted by NewsELA
8/12/2018
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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7/20/2018
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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2/11/2020
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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Christina Walker
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
Read ArticleNew York Magazine
10/28/2018
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
Read ArticleLos Angeles Times, adapted by NewsELA
