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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"safe school"”.
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Safe School Building Characteristics in Virginia's Elementary Schools: Architect and Principal Perspectives
A safe school is defined as a physically and emotionally safe environment where faculty and staff, members of the community, and students perceive that they are safe. School safety is an important topic for both school administrators and architects who design schools. Previous research into the …
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The Effect of the Missouri Safe School Act of 1997 on Alternative Education Students: A Qualitative Analysis
<p>Because of a perceived increase in school related violence, a political reaction occurred in Missouri that led in 1997 to the Missouri Safe Schools Act. This new law significantly changed school disciplinary policy and allowed administrators to move large groups of students to alternative …
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Protecting our most valuable resources
… the study is to determine the effectiveness of school supervision, policies, and procedures relating to the safety of the students at Collingswood Middle School using interview and action research. The study will result in a report to inform administrators and board members of changes needed in …
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Patyčių ir smurto prevencija, kaip vaikui saugios mokyklos kūrimo prielaida, bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje /
… welfare, especially by child's \"risk and safety\" (Poviliūnas, 2007). Ensuring the feeling of safety in schools is the most important priority of today's schools and child's rights defender's because only by creating safe and comfortable environment to the children it will be possible to …
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Anti-Bullying Interventions in the Middle School Literacy Instruction
… understanding about bullying in the middle school setting. Various quantitative and qualitative research studies were examined to determine how schools are implementing anti-bullying intervention methods into the literacy instruction. A comparative analysis was done to compare other schools’ …
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Identifying at-risk students and providing them with leadership opportunities to create a bullying prevention program
… bullying prevention program within Oakcrest High School. The bullying prevention program was established in accordance with the New Jersey State laws on bullying in schools. It was also created to be in accordance with regulations that determine whether or not schools qualify as a safe school.</p> …
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Physical Designs for Safe schools
… and report the perceptions of principals of high schools built prior to 1999 and high school principals of high schools built in the past five years as well as the perceptions of architects who build and design schools on the physical design elements that support a safe school environment. …
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Deadly playgrounds: relief teachers and reporting of bullying incidents in Victorian primary schools
By 2006, all schools in Australia had implemented anti-bullying programs under the National Safe School Framework (NSSF). This research focuses on Casual Relief Teachers (CRTs), their reporting of bullying in primary school playgrounds in Victoria, and the impact of anti-bullying programs. While …
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The Effects Of Whole Child Education Safety Needs
… state of federal laws providing states and schools more flexibility to incorporate these programs into their accountability systems. The research questions sought to address the efficacy of the safety tenet of these programs and to determine if schools implementing whole child programs had …
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The Use of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support at a Rural High School to Decrease Disruptive Behavior for Both Typical Students and Students Identified with Special Needs.
<p>There is ever-increasing pressure on school officials to provide a safe school environment that is conducive to learning. There is also a growing concern from teachers and administrators that many students are unrecognized for their continual appropriate behavior(s), in part, because of the …
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Adolescents’ lived experiences of sexual harassment in the school environment
… with regard to sexual harassment within the school environment. It was considered in the light of actual cases reported on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape where adolescent girls sought counselling after being sexually harassed over a period of time, and were eventually sexually assaulted …
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Parental Understanding of Discipline Issues, Functional Behavioral Assessment, and Behavior Intervention Plans: Using a State-wide Survey to Examine Parents' Reports Related to Discipline
… have been a source of concern among parents, schools, and advocates from disability groups. At issue are fundamental concerns about the protection of rights for students with disabilities, which must be balanced with the ability of school personnel to maintain safe school environments that …
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Peer mediation in Massachusetts public middle & high schools: Perceptions of educators
<p>While many studies related to school violence and its prevention have focused on the perceptions of elementary students and counselors, there is a dearth of research studies that focus on the perceptions of administrators and teachers. This study examines Massachusetts public middle and high …
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The Association Between School Context and Student Health and Wellbeing
… thesis is to understand the relationship between school environments and student health and wellbeing outcomes. Specifically, this thesis aims to describe and understand how school environments, including student relationships, teacher wellbeing and health and social support services within …
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Historical Analysis of the Development of Gun-Free Schools Act Legislation in Virginia
In response to an increase of school shootings, America has seen public outcry for safer schools and the implementation of get-tough discipline policies that remove students who pose threats of violence to the safe school environment. One response to the increased rate of violence was the …
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Leading Through Crisis: San Diego County Schools' Response to the Social Emotional Needs of All Students
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented school closures, forcing administrators to take decisive action to radically change the educational system. The imperative to switch to remote learning transformed the dynamics of teaching and learning, leading to both immediate and long-term academic …
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Safe Schools for Teaching and Learning: Developing a School-wide, Self-study Process
This study examined public primary school teachers' perceptions of the factors contributing to safe school learning environments. Teachers' perceptions and behaviors were examined to assist task force members to develop and conduct a self-study process for enhancing a safe learning environment for …
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Advocating for a Safe and Supportive School Environment: A Policy Advocacy Document
… proposed policy advocates for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to adopt the Safe and Supportive School Environment Improvement Plan. This improvement plan would be mandated for all schools that demonstrate low ratings on the 5Essentials Survey in the area of supportive environment and do not show …
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Elementary Teachers' Perceptions Of The Development And Implementation Of A Comprehensive School Safety Plan
… perceptions of the implementation of the school’s Comprehensive School Safety Plan (CSSP). The purpose of this study was to explore six kindergarten through fifth grade teachers’ perspectives of their school’s safety plan. First, the study described how elementary teachers perceived the …