CSPV School Violence Fact Sheets: Safe School Planning The Center for the Study and prevention of violence (CSPV) produced this quick set of facts. http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/publications/factsheets/schoolviolence/FS-SV09.html
Extractions: Violence in schools has been affected by the changing climate for public education including more children of teenage parents; more latch key children and more developmentally delayed children requiring more special education classes. The varied cultural and ethnic makeup of inner city student populations has also created social stress within schools.
Journal Of School Violence Current research, theory, and practice related to prevention of school violence and to intervention when violence occurs. http://genesislight.com/JSV.html
Extractions: Day 2: Manage Your Anger Day 3: Resolve Conflicts Peacefully Day 4: Support Safety Day 5: Unite in Action Working together as a community is the best way to address any challenge. Our community wheel identifies various sectors within every community and offers suggestions on how each sector can support this important campaign...
Extractions: Character Education Emotional Safety Addressing Bullying Harassment Violence Prevention Welcome to HURT FREE Schools The position of Character Education and Social Skills training in the schools of the 21st century has changed from not only encouraging better citizens for the future ... but to building a safety-net to insure the safety of all students and staff as well. Schools must actively address the social and behavioral needs of every student or risk the chance... by default ... that the vacuum may be filled with violence A complete source for meeting your school's character education and safety needs ! 22 Fairway Drive E-mail: Psu72@aol.com Overview ... HURT FREE SCHOOLS CHARACTER EDUCATION VIOLENCE PREVENTION HARASSMENT / BULLYING STRATEGIES 1. Emotional safety is taught, practiced and reinforced through Teacher-Friendly Character Education : A Monthly Model for Classroom and School-wide Learning. This ready-to-use program can get your school on the way overnight to a comprehensive character education program stressing consistent, daily exposure to positive social skill -building.
Youth Violence Project - Home Page Identify effective methods and policies for youth violence prevention and response, especially in school settings; http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/centers/youthvio/
Extractions: Can we identify dangerous students? Columbine had a lasting impact on school safety policies and practices. Studies by the FBI and by the Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education have advised schools to develop threat assessment teams in order to respond to student threats of violence. What is threat assessment? We have developed and field-tested guidelines for student threat assessment which are now being used in schools across the country.
Violence Prevention/Reduction Hostage Situation; Mentoring Program; Discipline for violence prevention; Kids; Campus Security and violence Reduction; school Resource Officer; Breaking Up A Fight. http://www.teachersworkshop.com/twshop/vioprev.html
Violence Prevention children about the consequences of drug use and violence;; Work with Encourage their children to participate in schoolsponsored, after-class Gang prevention. http://www.yesican.gov/drugfree/prevention.html
Extractions: Introduction Scope Of Problem What Can Parents Do To Help their Children ... Where To Go For More Information Bullying What is Bullying? Bullying is usually defined as intentional, repeated, hurtful acts, words, or other behavior committed by one or more children against another. It may be physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual in nature, and unfortunately it is quite common - approximately 7 million bullying incidents take place in our nation's schools each year. Bullying victims can suffer far more than physical harm. Grades may suffer because attention is drawn away from learning, and this fear may lead to truancy or dropping out. Victims may become withdrawn and depressed, and if the problem persists, they may feel compelled to take drastic measures, such as fighting back, carrying a weapon, or even suicide. Bullies themselves are also at risk for long-term negative outcomes. Several studies suggest that bullying in early childhood may be an early sign of the development of violent tendencies, delinquency, and other criminal behavior. Educators, parents, and children concerned with violence prevention must also be concerned with bullying and its link to other violent behaviors.
Safe At School - SAfeUSA SafeYouth.org The White House Council on Youth violence and the CDC; school violence Resources Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency prevention; http://safeusa.org/school/safescho.htm
Extractions: Americans have always believed that schools should be safe havens for children. Although schools are safer than many other places in our communities, children still suffer injuries related to such things as falls, playground injuries, sports injuries, and from violence. There are many ways that these injuries can be prevented. This website is being developed for the public and community groups to provide access to information and resources provided by many organizations that work to prevent injuries. In the coming months we will post many more entries about ways to prevent injuries and ensure safety in schools.
Extractions: The revised edition of A School-based Anti-violence Program (ASAP) was sponsored by Ontario Hydro Corporate Program and the London Free Press C.A.R.E. Connection. We also gratefully acknowledge Health Canada for funding the first edition through the Family Violence Prevention Division. A.S.A.P. is a complete resource package to get you and your school started on violence prevention, and to support system-wide implementation. A special focus of this manual is on violence in relationships. First published in 1993, A.S.A.P. was significantly revised and updated in 1996. A.S.A.P. Will Help You To...
Extractions: The Canadian Safe School Network School Safety , Safecanada B.C. Safe School Centre www.bullying.org Let's talk About Bullying Bullying and Victimization: The Problems and Solutions for School-aged Children , National Crime Prevention Centre Be Bright, Think Right , RCMP Bullying at School , Nova Scotia Citizens Against Bullying of Northern Alberta Fact Sheet on Bullying , Voices for Children Parents' Primer on School Bullying Bully B'Ware , Coquitlam BC Stay Alert / Stay Safe School Bullies , Canada's Safety Council Bibliography on bullying , Canadian Home and School Federation National Center for Education Statistics Center for the Prevention of School Violence , North Carolina Youth Crime Watch of America National Alliance for Safe Schools Keep Schools Safe Indicators of School Crime and Safety (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics National School Safety Center Kentucky Center for School Safety Safe Schools Coalition of Washington Bullying On-line (U.K.)
USCM | Best Practices Database Search the United States Conference of Mayors site for what mayors have reported about school violence and prevention programs. http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/best_practices/
Teacher's Workshop This recent publication contains everything you need to formulate and implement an effective violence prevention program in your school. http://www.teachersworkshop.com/twshop/schviolence.html
Extractions: This recent publication contains everything you need to formulate and implement an effective violence prevention program in your school. Especially useful for school administrators, teachers, school safety experts, college professors, and school resource police officers. Model programs are presented, and multiple "tear-out" sheets are provided with permission to photocopy. $33.00 U.S. Teacher's Workshop Home For more information:
Extractions: Your Javascript is turned off or you're using an old browser. You're missing a helpful scrolling menu, but the bottom of the page has complete navigation options. Although statistically schools are relatively safe places, the recurrent episodes of school shootings and the larger backdrop of youth violence are cause for concern. The links below are to the voices of students in the schools along with curricula, programs and policy analysis. Bureau of Justice Statistics: "When I get up to go to school in the morning, I don't want to feel like I'm going to a correctional facility." National Academy of Science: Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence (2003 - entire book online) Lethal Violence in Schools (report) Ribbon of Promise : National Campaign to End School Violence (good stats and links to research reports) Jigsaw Classroom a cooperative learning technique that reduces racial conflict among school children, promotes better learning, improves student motivation, and increases enjoyment of the learning experience. Student Perspective on School Violence "(from the Geek-Profiling dept) In the days after the Littleton massacre, the country went on a panicked hunt the oddballs, a profoundly ignorant and unthinking response to a tragedy that left geeks, nerds, non-conformists and the alienated in an even worse situation than before. All weekend, these voiceless kids, invisible in media and on TV talk shows and powerless in their own schools, have been e-mailing me stories. Here are some of those stories in their own words" More from
Safe Schools And Violence Prevention Office California Department of Education offering a variety of resources on highrisk students, gangs, and after school programs. http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/safety/
Learning Exchange - School Violence Resources CENTER FOR THE prevention OF school violence Established in 1993, the Center serves as a primary point of contact for dealing with the problem of school http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/essay/7_24/schvioldigest.html
Family Violence Prevention Web > School Violence school violence; Preventing Youth violence in Urban schools An Essay Collection; Safe schools and violence prevention; school violence; http://fcs.tamu.edu/families/violence/school.htm
Extractions: School Violence School Violence: Facts and Resources An Overview of Strategies to Reduce School Violence Preventing Youth Violence in Urban Schools: An Essay Collection Safe Schools and Violence Prevention ... FCS Home Last updated: April 14, 2002 Educational programs of Texas Cooperative Extension are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.
Extractions: Related Articles Related Resources ... Safety/Improvement School Issues Article S C H O O L I S S U E S A R T I C L E "Bullying," according to noted expert Dan Olweus, "poisons the educational environment and affects the learning of every child." Learn what you can do to keep bullying behavior from poisoning your school. Included: Practical tips for changing the behavior of bullies and their victims. In 1982, three Norwegian boys, ages 10 through 14, committed suicide, apparently as a result of severe bullying by their classmates. The event triggered shock and outrage, led to a national campaign against bullying behavior, and finally, resulted in the development of a systematic school-based bullying intervention program. That program, developed by psychologist Dan Olweus, was tested with more than 2,500 students in Bergen, Norway. Within two years, incidents of school bullying had dropped by more than 50 percent. Since then, a number of countries, including England, Germany, and the United States, have implemented Olweus's program with similar results.
What Happened To ERIC? An essay collection by the ERIC Clearinghouse of Urban Education addressing school violence, gangs, drugs, location of school, and prevention strategies. http://eric-Web.tc.columbia.edu/monographs/uds107_index.html
Extractions: 12/19/2003- This web site is no longer available. For information about the ERIC Database, please visit: http://www.eric.ed.gov For information specifically about urban and minority education, please visit http://iume.tc.columbia.edu Notice from The U.S. Department of Education: ERIC will begin a transition in late December as a new U.S. Department of Education contractor develops a new model for the ERIC database and services. ERIC clearinghouse websites, including AskERIC, and their toll-free telephone numbers will close on December 19, 2003. Change your ERIC bookmarks to http://www.eric.ed.gov Use one URL http://www.eric.ed.gov to: search the ERIC database search the ERIC Calendar of Education-Related Conferences link to the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) to purchase ERIC full-text documents link to the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility to purchase ERIC tapes and tools The ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education closed on December 19, 2003. We thank you for over 35 years of encouragement and support.
Youth Violence Prevention Program The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction provides services to school in the prevention of youth crime and school violence including professional http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/sspw/yvp.html
Extractions: The Department of Public Instruction provides program development consultation and financial assistance to Wisconsin public schools in the prevention of youth crime and school violence. Additionally, the department collects data that provides trend information and can be used to shape policy and funding decisions. The department has annually conducted a statewide conference where best practice models are featured. Specific staff development events are also offered as the need arises. All of these services are provided to help achieve the national educational goal that states that All schools will be safe, disciplined, drug-free environments that are conducive to learning. In working toward that the following resources are available to all Wisconsin public schools: For further information on the services and resources listed here as well as the print resources available from the department contact Steve Fernan at: (608)266-3889, or via e-mail to