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Gaustad, Joan – OSSC Bulletin, 1993
The ordinary conduct of school business is accompanied today by risks that were rare or unknown a few decades ago. School administrators are continually being challenged to develop new strategies to safeguard their districts' assets. Risk management is a coordinated effort to protect an organization's assets, both human and financial, from all…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Cost Effectiveness, Court Litigation, Definitions
Lane, Kenneth E.; Richardson, Michael D. – 1992
Dress codes directed at gang attire present school officials with the dilemma of ensuring the safety of the students in a school environment versus the First Amendment rights of students to express themselves. A review of some of the court decisions limited to freedom of expression and general dress code cases serves as a foundation from which to…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes
Reuter, Peter; Timpane, P. Michael – 2001
Critics of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) point to both structural and substantive failures to explain the program's ineffectiveness. Moves toward reauthorization in Congress create the opportunity to consider needed reforms. Reform options should target those students most in need, ensure effective implementation,…
Descriptors: Drug Legislation, Drug Use, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 2001
This audit report addresses whether New York school districts have established comprehensive school safety plans and completed necessary violence-prevention and response steps, and whether the New York State of Board of Education and State Education Department provided sufficient monitoring over school districts' efforts to keep schools safe from…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Planning
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Aud, Susan; Hussar, William; Planty, Michael; Snyder, Thomas; Bianco, Kevin; Fox, Mary Ann; Frohlich, Lauren; Kemp, Jana; Drake, Lauren – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education". This year's report presents 49 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, School Statistics, Educational Indicators
Little Inst. for School Facilities Research, Charlotte, NC. – 1996
Quite often, the people responsible for spending school facility dollars have little information with which to make wise investment choices. The process is typically driven by vendors, consultants, and public opinion. The result is that the schools become a poorly performing component of the education process. This document was developed to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Construction (Process), Contracts, Educational Facilities Design
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1990
Designed to provide instruction for New York State inspectors and school administrators completing the annual "Fire Safety Report," this document provides information regarding: (1) the Regulation and Code requirements; (2) inspection and enforcement processes; (3) disputes and procedures for appeal; and (4) financial considerations…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1987
This report was developed to address institutional biosafety committees' implementation of federal guidelines applicable to the environmental release of genetically engineered organisms. These committees are from universities, companies, and other organizations that are using recombinant DNA technology in their laboratories. The committees are…
Descriptors: DNA, Federal Regulation, Genetic Engineering, Genetics
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1985
In 1984, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that friable asbestos-containing materials were present in 31,000 school buildings throughout the country. Once inhaled, asbestos fibers may remain in the lungs indefinitely and can lead to various diseases. This handbook is intended to provide administrators--in nontechnical…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Air Pollution, Asbestos
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Long, Janice – Chemical and Engineering News, 1987
Discusses some of the ways that local school systems are dealing with federal and state safety, health, and environmental laws with regard to the disposal of hazardous substances. Recounts the experiences of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Schools in dealing with the hazard communication (or right-to-know) standard. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards, Federal Legislation
Dyckman, Lawrence J. – 2003
This report details a study by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) of food safety in public schools. The study examined: (1) the frequency and causes of reported food-borne illness outbreaks associated with the federal school-meal programs; and (2) the practices that federal, state, and local governments, as well as other food…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Dining Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Massachusetts Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, Boston. – 1993
The Massachusetts Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth prepared its first annual report on various issues of concern to homosexual youth. The Commission seeks to work on prevention of youth suicide, violence prevention, and prevention of problems faced by young homosexuals in schools and the family. The Commission sought information from a series…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Crime Prevention, Curriculum Development
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1986
This manual is intended to help teachers, administrators, and local school boards develop and institute effective safety education as a part of all vocational instruction in the public schools of Idaho. This guide is organized in 13 sections that cover the following topics: introduction to safety education, legislation, levels of responsibility,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal), Course Content
Greene, Brenda Z. – Updating School Board Policies, 1985
Accidents and injuries involving students, employees, or others using school facilities or equipment can result in lengthy and costly litigation. A proven way to reduce potential accidents and injuries is to work to eliminate the circumstances in which accidents occur. It is important to identify risks; the areas with the highest accident…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Athletes, Athletics, Court Litigation
Abbott, Carol – 2001
This workbook presents a seven-step planning process for safe and effective schools. Though specifically directed to schools in California, most of the components of the plan will pertain to schools everywhere. The workbook contains requirements of the California Education Code; many work sheets, sample forms, summary sheets, checklists, rubrics,…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Crisis Management, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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