School Safety Resources

Bullying, Violence, & Conflict Resolution

The ABCs of School Bullying: Tips for Parents and Teachers 
This article offers suggestions for preventing bulllying and handling a bully. 
http://www.nea.org/takenote/bullyabc0508.html

Are You a Bully?
The author considers the teacher as bully. She identifies bullying behaviors in teachers and contrasts them with caring behaviors in teachers. From Education World.
http://www.nea.org/classmanagement/ifc030805.html

Breaking Up Fights
Here are some basic techniques for school personnel who must break up fights and deal with students who are physically aggressive. From NEA Professional Library.
http://www.nea.org/classmanagement/fights.html

Maintaining a Safe Environment: In Middle Schools  
The author, a former middle school teacher and administrator, looks at safe schools in general while discussing the work of one middle school in particular.
http://www.nea.org/teachexperience/msk031120.html

Preventing School Violence
The author provides links to resources that support the idea that if you reduce bullying, you reduce violence. From EducationWorld.
http://www.nea.org/classmanagement/ifc040511.html

Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
In October, one day is set aside to observe the Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence. The Pledge, in Spanish and in English, encourages young people to take a proactive stance in reducing gun violence. The Web site includes curriculum suggestions and event planning materials.
http://www.pledge.org/

Ten Web Sites for Exploring Conflict Resolution
These sites support the idea that conflict resolution promotes peace in schools by teaching skills and processes for solving problems before they escalate to violence. From EducationWorld.
http://www.nea.org/classmanagement/ifc030422.html

School Safety

A Guide to Developing a Severe Weather Emergency Plan for Schools
This document provides advice on planning for flooding, hail, and tornadoes. It also includes a good glossary of weather terms for lesson planning. Written by a Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/swep/

Playground Safety Tips - National Program for Playground Safety
It is estimated that every two-and-a-half minutes a child is treated in an emergency room for a playground-related injury. The National Program for Playground Safety Web site provides the latest educational and research information on playground safety. Free downloadable materials as well as materials for sale.
http://www.uni.edu/playground/home.htm

Safe Kids USA
This Web site, which is dedicated to preventing accidental injury to children, offers programs, research information, tips, product recalls, and activities for kids (under Activities for Kids, see Teacher's Desk for lesson plans).
http://www.usa.safekids.org/

Safe Kids Worldwide
Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. The site includes news, statistics, tips, and regulations and standards.
http://www.safekids.org/

School Safety
This article provides a basic overview and analysis of the issues surrounding school safety. From NEA.
http://www.nea.org/schoolsafety/

Science and Safety, Making the Connection
This school safety reference (in PDF) is for science teachers, primarily at the secondary (9-12) level. Topics include:

• Legal responsibilities of instruction, supervision, and maintenance
• Purchase, storage, and disposal of chemicals
• Emergency response to accidents
• Precautions for plant and animal use
• Federal mandates of compliance
• Layout and other specs for labs

The booklet also contains a bibliography of relevant Web sites for more information. From the Council of State Science Supervisors.
http://www.csss-science.org/downloads/scisafe.pdf ( PDF, 243 KB, 16pp)

Updated June 2006.