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Johnson, Darius O.; Markoff, Briana; Carter Andrews, Dorinda J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
Darius O. Johnson, Briana Markoff, and Dorinda J. Carter Andrews examined data from focus groups conducted with more than 60 Black boys in midwestern high schools to learn how teachers and schools can refuse antiblackness and reimagine futures for Black boys in school. Black boys and young men want safe school environments and will create safe…
Descriptors: Racism, African American Students, Males, Student Experience
Caven, Meg – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
In the wake of school shootings, attention invariably turns to how to make schools safer. But many of the strategies intended to secure schools against external threats yield unintended negative consequences for marginalized students, exacerbating racial and other inequalities. Meg Caven advocates for a definition of school safety that centers on…
Descriptors: School Safety, Racism, Equal Education, Cultural Relevance
Collins, Jonathan E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
More than half of U.S. schools have no police presence on their campuses. Jonathan E. Collins proposes that all school buildings be free of police. School resource officers (SROs), he writes, do more harm than good. An alternate policy that would remove SROs from schools involves the framework of the community policing model. This model focuses on…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Police, School Safety, Police School Relationship
Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Americans' ratings of their community's public schools reached a new high dating back 48 years in this year's PDK Poll of Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, while fewer than ever express interest in having their child work as a public school teacher. Results of the 54th annual PDK poll tell a tale of conflicted views of public schools --…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Effectiveness, Public Opinion, Teaching (Occupation)
Kim, Robert – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
An array of federal, state, and local laws and policies come into play when situations arise that could compromise student safety. These laws and district policies combine to form an intricate and sometimes inconsistent patchwork of protocols that schools must follow. Robert Kim discusses the interplay between federal, state, and local laws…
Descriptors: School Safety, Educational Legislation, Behavior Problems, Federal Legislation
Perrodin, David P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Schools across the United States use abeyance agreements as an alternative to suspension or expulsion, yet little is known about them. These agreements allow students to avoid or reduce suspensions or expulsions, if they meet the terms of the agreement and waive certain due process rights. David Perrodin argues that these agreements enable school…
Descriptors: Suspension, Expulsion, Discipline Policy, Behavior Standards
Bell, Charles – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
Although metal detectors, guards, and law enforcement officers are intended to protect students and maintain a safe educational environment, the actual effectiveness of such measures is unclear, especially when it comes to protecting Black students. Charles Bell interviewed Black students from urban and suburban schools across Michigan and learned…
Descriptors: School Safety, African American Students, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes
Pearson, Ferial; Gill, Steven – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
Despite progress in recent years, members of the LGBTQ+ community remain underrepresented and underserved in the school system. Ferial Pearson and Steven Gill draw on research literature and their own experiences as out queer educators to recommend a set of actions educators can take to reduce harm to members of these communities in school. They…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Educational Environment, School Culture, Student Diversity
White, Annie M.; Weiss, John Kenneth – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
Many effective strategies exist to keep students safe, supported, and engaged in school. Restorative practice (RP) is a powerful approach for achieving these goals as it elevates student voice and can strengthen school climate. Annie M. White and John Kenneth Weiss share findings from an initiative through which high school student-faculty teams…
Descriptors: Restorative Practices, Educational Environment, Student Empowerment, High School Students
Nichols, T. Philip; Monea, Alexander – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
T. Philip Nichols and Alexander Monea explore the spread of data-driven surveillance (i.e., dataveillance) technologies in schools, which are increasingly used as a strategy for mitigating safety risks. They argue that the sense of security schools derive from these technologies often comes at the cost of students' actual well-being and privacy.…
Descriptors: Student Records, School Safety, Risk Management, Well Being
Gottlieb, Derek; Schneider, Jack – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light many of the essential nonacademic functions of U.S. schools, such as meals, mental health support, and opportunities for students whose families lack resources. Yet, as Derek Gottlieb and Jack Schneider explain, schools continue to be evaluated primarily on students' academic outcomes. They call for a…
Descriptors: Accountability, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Clark, Shelby; Soutter, Madora – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Although most teachers are familiar with growth mindsets, many conflate it with other terms or concepts or have difficulties understanding how to best foster growth mindsets in their students. Shelby Clark and Madora Soutter describe how growth mindsets are related to, yet distinct from, intellectual risk-taking and share strategies for fostering…
Descriptors: Risk, Intellectual Development, High School Students, High School Teachers
Ladd, Helen F.; Fiske, Edward B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
Many proponents of charter schools suggest that, by providing an option outside traditional public schools, they are helping disadvantaged students who might otherwise be confined to low-quality neighborhood schools. But market-based accountability structures are insufficient to ensure that charter schools are actually enrolling students (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Accountability, Access to Education, Equal Education
Spiegel, Ellen J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
The BRIDGE Alternative Middle School in Lowell, Massachusetts, serves students ages 12-16 who have exhibited behavioral problems in traditional school settings, including problems such as truancy, multiple suspensions, mental health issues, peer conflicts, family dysfunction, academic problems, and gang involvement. Students referred to BRIDGE are…
Descriptors: Stress Management, At Risk Students, Adolescents, Middle School Students
Cowan, Katherine C.; Rossen, Eric – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
The mental health implications of crisis exposure have emerged as a critical and challenging facet of school safety and crisis response, expanding our focus to encompass both psychological and physical safety, as well as prevention and recovery. Best practice reflects this evolution in our understanding and encompasses the continuum of crisis and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, School Safety, Crisis Management
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