Examine school building design to help prevent security problems While school shootings capture national headlines for a few days of the year when events are freshest and public outcry is strongest, protecting students from school shootings, bullying, and violence is a concern of school administrators, staff, students, and parents each and every day of the year. Unthinkable […]
Maximizing School Safety in Troubled Times
Revamping School Safety: Are You Prepared?
Guest post by Clint Ross It’s something you can’t imagine happening at your school. But being properly prepared for a crisis situation—both during the emergency and afterward—is critical in this day and age. In nearly every state, mandates involving school safety reforms have been attached to school funding. The current state of society makes this […]
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Personalization, Not Equipment, Is Key to School Safety
NASSP statement on the National Center for Education Statistics Public School Safety and Discipline report NASSP Executive Director JoAnn Bartoletti issued the following statement on the report Public School Safety and Discipline: 2013–14, released today by the National Center for Education Statistics. Student safety is the primary concern for all school leaders, and it is certainly […]
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Four Free Safety Resources for Schools and Districts
As we enter the winter season, the safety and well-being of students and staff in our schools and districts remain paramount. But while there are extensive resources out there that address school safety, it can often be overwhelming to find and easily use this information in an organized and meaningful way. To simplify this, here […]
Ensuring Safety at Football Games and After-school Events
An exciting part of fall is the return of Friday night football. But tragically, many communities across the country have already been shattered by gun violence this school year on far too many Fridays. While school shootings continue to be a painfully regular occurrence, we hope that Americans refuse to become complacent in accepting this […]
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Activity 1: A Comprehensive Framework for Safety and Security in Schools
Activity Guide Safety and security in today’s schools encompasses a broad variety of factors that contribute to well-being and learning. NASSP has collaborated with five organizations to provide you with a framework for school safety as well as for increasing social and academic support for your children and youth. “Efforts to improve school climate, safety, […]
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School Climate and Safety
Learning occurs best in a warm, inviting, and orderly school setting, where students are safe and feel free from theft, threats, intimidation, bullying, weapons, drugs, or violence of any type. Principals accept that their first responsibility is to foster such a climate, and the public continues to confirm that priority. NASSP believes that school leaders […]
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A Longtime National Council of Excellence Brings a Big School Together
Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, VA, is a large school. We have more than 2,200 students (who come from 10 different middle schools) and 215 staff spread out over multiple quads on a campus the covers more than 100 acres. One group that is key to pulling our entire school community together is our 30-person […]
A Powerful Collaboration Between School Leaders and Student Leaders
Here in Washington state, we have what I think is a unique—and powerful—relationship between the Association of Washington Student Leaders (where I serve as director) and the Association of Washington School Principals. The best way to put it is that we work in tandem: The principals’ association supports principals on down and we support students […]
Prepare Future-Ready Graduates for Success with Emozi® High School SEL
Social emotional learning (SEL) is growing up and going to high school. For years, SEL was seen as a subject only needed in the younger grades. However, school closures, stress, and pandemic uncertainty highlighted the need for all students to learn how to manage strong emotions, solve difficult problems, “read the room” both online and […]