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School Safety
Improving School Attendance: A Comprehensive Approach As an administrator with years of experience, I’ve come to understand that improving school attendance requires a multifaceted approach. Attendance is not just about students being present in class; it’s intertwined with the overall school climate, discipline, safety, teacher attendance, and satisfaction. To truly address attendance issues, a detailed …
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Effective partnerships between schools and law enforcement are crucial for fostering safe and supportive educational environments. Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) bet…
Former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo was recently indicted by a grand jury on 10 counts of felony child endangerment/abandonment for his role in the slow p…
Some students say surveillance tech feels like a violation of their privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union reported.
The California Senator will be remembered for her strong support of gun restrictions to stop school shootings.
Providing simple information about SROs on school websites could help with community trust, a researcher says.
President Biden announced the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, fulfilling a long-time goal of school shooting survivors.
What researchers learned from the largest analysis of school threat assessment to date.
A refresher course on the rules of the road involving stopped school buses.
A U.S. Department of Education document led to confusion among school administrators about funding for archery and hunting programs.
The actor aims to cut the red tape for schools that could benefit from the federal grants, but lack the capacity to apply.
Administrators better pay attention to the information coming from hearings and trials stemming from the Uvalde and Parkland shootings. Much of it is centered on failures of not just law enforcement but of school personnel, specifically administrators. The Texas house of representatives recently issued an 81-page interim report detailing the Uvalde shooting. The very beginning …
How Safe is Your Child’s School? If you think your child’s school is safe from the type of carnage that was just perpetrated in Uvalde, TX. Then you should think again. This is not to alarm anyone, but rather to promote an understanding that the best any school can do is to minimize the risk …