The school shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown has once again focused attention on how to make schools safe for students and staff. “There is an increasing sense of ...
Tag Archives: bullying
Bullying prevention
Increasingly, there’s a blurring between online and offline bullying. Today it’s about bullying in the Digital Age. We need to quit trying to separate cyber- from in-person bullying. We’re also ...
Identity threat
Sexual identity, bullying and suicide LGBT adolescents “must cope with developing a sexual minority identity in the midst of negative comments, jokes, and often the threat of violence because of ...
Escaping the pain
Consequences of bullying gone unchecked Written in fall 2002, these verbatim excerpts from a 7th grader who was bullied suggest a life of promise, happiness and potential. Jeffrey Scott Johnston ...
Culture shift
School culture. It’s integral to academic success. But when bullying behaviors are present, they undermine a culture of kindness and acceptance so vital to learning—not to mention a key safety ...
Bullying and academics
The links among academic outcomes and bullying, psychological distress and school violence have been further strengthened by a study released in January 2008.* Researchers at the University of ...
Academics and bullying
“I’m no good.” “I don’t belong in my school.” These disturbing emotions were more likely expressed by students involved in bullying behavior than bystanders according to new research published in ...
Culture change
She’s only been at Florida’s Mariner Middle School for two years, but Guidance Counselor Kathy Saucier has partnered with Principal Richard Hagy to help transform school culture at this ...
Climate change
Freedom from fear, hostility and intimidation It is a basic democratic right for a student to feel secure and not be troubled by offensive or humiliating treatment. Schools can teach this during ...
Spring vigilance
Potential for incidents of school violence from GLENN BERRY, Ed.D., Director, Missouri Center for Safe Schools, UMKC School of Education, Kansas City, Missouri Temperature isn’t the only thing ...