Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, 2008. Title II of the Broadband Data Improvement Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in Oct. 2008, and having a direct impact on classrooms nationwide. ...
Tag Archives: schools
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 ...
“That teacher saved my life”
“If I die, I can’t be a surgeon” Mady Schmidt Age: 17 School: Kelly Walsh High School in Casper, Wyoming Loss to suicide: My brother’s name was Evan. He was 8 years older than ...
Elementary insight
By the time youths, especially males, reach their mid-teens, their risk of dying by suicide rises more than 600 percent*. If only there was a way to “behaviorally vaccinate” children at an early ...
When to intervene
Knowing when to act—and what action to take—can help schools intervene appropriately with suicidal youths Schools have a vital role to play in youth suicide prevention, and Wyoming is no ...
Whole child approach
As stewards of public education in Wyoming, your State Board of Education puts its focus on the whole child. To give our youths the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to be successful in ...
Creativity and suicide
The link between creativity and mood disorders has long been pondered by experts. In fact, more than 20 research studies suggest an increased rate of bipolar and depressive illnesses in highly ...
Rewards of prevention
Largest public school district in Florida sees student suicide rate plummet while academic achievement receives national recognition Administrators in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools ...
Tight school budgets
WHERE: Miami-Dade County Public School District WHAT: Emphasizes collaborative programs that support student well-being as key to achievement HOW: Through a noteworthy, award-winning approach to ...