Curated OER
Kids Health: En Espanol
Access to Spanish translations of a number of KidsHealth site articles, plus access to the English language site and complete database of information on health topics of interest to younger children, such as everyday injuries and...
US Department of Education
Us Dept. Of Education: Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
A guide for school communities to identify warning signs of potential violence in students, and to develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. Can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam!: Bully Roundup
This interactive, board game style activity tests kids' knowledge of bullying and how to avoid becoming a bully and being bullied. It also offers many tips to make students more bully aware.
Other
Mdk12.org: School Improvement in Maryland: Sip
The job of the school improvement team is to lead the development of a school improvement plan that addresses student achievement needs, to monitor the implementation of the plan, and to revise it when appropriate. Find resources on how...
Other
Character Education Partnership: Bullying Prevention
An extensive collection of resources for educators and parents to help children deal with bullying, and for teaching them about the importance of respecting others.
University of California
Ucla Center: Responding to Crisis at a School [Pdf]
This resource provides a brief, basic discussion of the need for a school to be able to plan and implement a response to crises. The material can be used to raise staff awareness.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: School Culture: The Hidden Curriculum
Walk into any truly excellent school and you can feel it almost immediately - a calm, orderly atmosphere that hums with an exciting, vibrant sense of purposefulness. This is a positive school culture, the kind that improves educational...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: School Law for the Educator
A collection of information and links on legal issues related to education. Topics include search and seizure at school, free speech, student discipline and due process, student safety, zero tolerance policies, and harassment.
Other
Keep Schools Safe
Keep Schools Safe provides information for parents, students, and schools. The safety and security directory and the section offering books on school violence are both good references.
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Keep Schools Safe
Keep Schools Safe provides information for parents, students, and schools. The safety and security directory and the section offering books on school violence are both good references.
US Department of Education
Nces: School Survey on Crime and Saftey (Ssocs)
Nationally representative cross-sectional survey on school crime and safety resulting from 3,500 public elementary and secondary schools from U.S. Department of Education.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: A Deadly Trend
Transcript of an interview with three experts on the issue of school violence, following the school shooting in Springfield, Oregon in 1998. (Aired: May 22, 1998)
PBS
Pbs: Fighting School Violence
A collection of resources on the topic of school violence, following the Littleton, Colorado shootings in 1999. Includes a link to A Guide to Safe Schools and articles on communities trying to address youth violence.
Other
Mc Gruff for Grownups: Stand Up and Stop Bullying
Get tips and resources about bullies--features information about what bullying is and how to help a child that is a bully or that is bullied.
Other
Character Education Partnership: School Safety
A collection of links to resources for teachers and parents for helping children process their responses to school violence, such as the Sandy Hook tragedy.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Should You Worry About School Violence?
Violence in schools can have a major effect on not only the victim but the school as a community. This article focuses on determining the safety of your school and what to do to help prevent violence. Links to related sites are available...
Read Works
Read Works: Preparing for a Disaster
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to stay safe during different types of natural disasters. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Safe Havens International: School Safety Resources
This site offers several free resources available for download as well as training materials that schools can use to create a safer environment for education.
Other
Mc Gruff for Grownups: School Safety
Site provides realistic and reasonable suggestions for parents preparing their children to go back to school. Help your child feel comfortable with going to and coming home from school safely.
Other
Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
Other
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Responding to School Crisis
This comprehensive site will provide the necessary information to deal with the aftershock of a school crisis.
Other
Cyberbullying Research Center
This site has links to other sites about cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when E-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), Chatrooms, Bash Boards, Small Text-Messages (SMS), Web Sites, and Voting Booths are used to spread rumors, negative images,...
Other
Pocket of Preschool: Emergency Drills Visual Routine Posters & Supports
Emergency drills (fire drills especially) can be terrifying for preschoolers. It's loud, interruptive, and there can be kids everywhere! This site includes examples of read-aloud books and drill routine posters you can adapt to your...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Lesson Plan: How Do You Think Schools Should Decide on Dress Codes?
This instructional activity asks learners to explore the pros and cons of dress code policies in light of the national conversation as well as their own school. In the Above the Noise video, they will hear student voices from a variety...