Creating Safe Schools School Safety Work Book What Works Promising Violence Prevention Programs

Provides information about some of the programs used by schools to curb violence. Examines four promising prevention programs, obtaining teacher and student views in these efforts, and reviewed evaluation data on these programs. Identifies key characteristics typically associated with promising school-based violence-prevention programs. Identifies federally sponsored evaluations of violence prevention programs currently in operation.

Students, parents, and school staff deserve a safe learning environment. Yet recent headlines of violence, bullying, and drug abuse have shown the vulnerability of schools. In this timely and important resource, leading expert Franklin Schargel provides leaders, teachers, counselors, parents, and students with the necessary information to address and diminish safety problems in schools. Creating Safe Schools explores the background and data about the severity of safety issues facing schools today and also provides the strategies and tools to address them. Clearly organized according to issue, this book allows for easy reference and is packed with tools, activities, checklists, strategies, and tips. Coverage includes: Bullying Driving Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Internet Safety Violent School Incidents Sexual Activity Suicide Truancy/Suspension Youth Gambling This important resource will help educators prevent violence from happening in their schools and provide children with a safe and secure learning environment. Helpful templates and additional resources for educators and parents are available as free downloads at www.routledge.com/9780415734790.

This publication summarizes research on the benefits of safe-school planning, provides examples of successful programs and strategies, and offers a step-by-step planning process that school teams can apply to their individual campuses and student populations. It also reflects new state and federal laws that established California's School Safety Violence Protection Act and the federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act. Chapter titles reflect the book's content: Chapter 1, "Safe Schools: Respect and Connection for Every Student"; Chapter 2, "What We've Learned about Safe and Effective Schools"; Chapter 3, "Beyond the School Door"; Chapter 4, "The Safe School Model"; Chapter 5, "Component 1--The School Climate"; and Chapter 6, "Component 2--The Physical Environment." Appendices contain the following information: California's policy on school safety, discipline, and attendance; information on where to find sample policies; a planning guide for action containing requirements in existing California and federal programs; several safe-school questionnaires useful for planning; a list of statutes regarding school safety; various sample forms; a list of acronyms; and discussions on ways to include students in program design and implementation, including how to handle outsiders and other interference, suspension, expulsion, and involuntary transfer. (WFA).

"This authoritative resource is now in a revised and updated second edition reflecting over 15 years of research advances, new initiatives, and the growth of universal prevention models. It provides a complete toolkit for designing and implementing an evidence-based school safety plan. Foremost experts guide school practitioners to understand and prevent violence, bullying, and peer harassment. Best practices are reviewed for creating a positive school climate, establishing effective security and crisis response procedures, and identifying and supporting. behaviorally at-risk students. The book includes reproducible planning tools that purchasers can download and print for repeated use"--