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Download full textMontana Office of Public Instruction, 2019
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, Risk, National Surveys
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2013
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems…
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, Social Problems, Sexuality
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2012
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Special Education, Adolescents, High School Students
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Direct linkRubie-Davies, Christine M.; Townsend, Michael A. R. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: There is a need for greater international understanding of student safety in schools. This New Zealand study investigated the causes and school location of fractures sustained by students attending elementary school, with special emphasis on the types of fractures sustained following falls from playground equipment of various heights.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Size, School Location, Playgrounds
Mawdsley, Ralph D. – School Business Affairs, 2001
Although athletic events generate their share of negligence lawsuits, the relatively small number, compared with other education areas, suggests that defenses (like assumption or risk and contributory negligence) have a better fit in athletics. Implications of newer litigation trends involving coaches' misconduct and interpretation of state…
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Russo, Charles J.; Fericks, Donald J. – School Business Affairs, 1996
To help educators understand their legal responsibilities when supervising students, this article reviews the elements of negligence (duty, breach, injury, and causation) an injured party must prove to hold an educator or school system legally accountable. The article also reviews basic defenses to negligence: immunity, comparative/contributory…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Injuries, Legal Responsibility
National Transportation Safety Board (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1989
In 1977, a series of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for school buses became effective, mandating different performance standards for school buses compared to other buses. Because data on the crash performance of school buses built to these standards were lacking, the National Transportation Safety Board conducted a series of…
Descriptors: Accidents, Bus Transportation, Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education
Dinkes, Rachel; Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Kena, Grace; Baum, Katrina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This report provides the most recent national indicators on school crime and safety. Some of these indicators document that student safety has improved. For example, the victimization rate of students ages 12-18 at school declined from 73 victimizations per 1,000 students in 2003 to 55 per 1,000 students victimizations in 2004. However, other…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Narcotics, Weapons, Sexual Abuse
Sherman, Lawrence W. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2000
In this paper, the author analyzes the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program and reveals the inherent flaws of what he calls "symbolic pork." The program is popular because it addresses subjects about which the public is deeply concerned: school safety and substance abuse. He notes that since 1986 the program has received…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Resource Allocation, Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse
