This paper describes the process of adapting a sexual abuse prevention program called the Children's Self-Help Project for use as a curriculum for hearing-impaired children. The program, which was implemented with students from grades two through high school, involves dialogue between children and presenters, plays, skits, and individual…

This paper explains forms of child abuse (neglect, emotional, sexual, and physical), outlines recommended school procedures for dealing with suspected child abuse in students with special educational needs, and emphasizes the need for increased teacher training and teacher action in reducing child abuse. (JDD)

Offers educators advice and information about child abuse, focusing on affects of sexual abuse, the extent of the problem and features common to many child abuse cases, ways teachers can help develop children's self-esteem and offer them guidelines regarding sexual behavior, and resources. (DMM)

Contends that school counselors should be able to discern sexual abuse in children using nonconfrontational approach such as art techniques and should recognize signs of sexual abuse in routine art products of children. Discusses indicators of sexual abuse, assessment in artwork, and counselor use of drawings. Includes table of indicators of…

The United States leads the developed world in youth violence, with the highest homicide and suicide rates among young people. Exposure starts early. To reduce violence in U.S. schools, we must control handguns, abolish television violence, isolate violent students, and change the ways that juvenile offenders are punished. (MLH)

Explores qualitative effects of the Bosnian peace-keeping deployment on 36 American military children whose parents were the first to be assigned. Many children experienced anxiety; distressing images of war; anger at the government; family abuse; worry about their mothers' coping abilities; and disruptions in family life, peer relationships, and…

Describes a Newfoundland (Canada) Supreme Court case overturning a teacher's conviction for assault for slapping an unruly child. Discusses the Canadian Criminal Code's "justification" provision that allows parents and teachers to use "reasonable" force to correct a child, and efforts to abolish the provision that argue it…

Legal suits concerning sexual abuse of students in the schools have increased since 1987. This paper examines recent cases involving child abuse in the schools from two perspectives. First, it reviews a line of federal cases that have considered whether school districts have an affirmative constitutional duty to protect children similar to the…

This collection illuminates some of the issues surrounding systemic violence in education, exposing the structures and processes of the schools and examining the effects of these structures on students. Part 1 concerns systemic violence in administrative practice; and Part 2 discusses systemic violence in pedagogical practice. Part 3 of the…

This examination of preemployment screening in the American public school focuses on how legislation and other factors influence the kind of screening that is conducted, what problems schools have had to deal with in carrying out the screening, and what administrative and legislative changes may be suggested. A total of 1,122 public school…

Sexual abuse of children in the United States is far more pervasive than most educators realize, with studies estimating up to 500,000 annual occurrences. This revised resource and planning guide for Wisconsin schools should help districts deal with sexual abuse on school premises and suspicion of this behavior off campus. While the guide cannot…

The handbook details British Columbia's policies and systems to coordinate services for child abuse. The initial chapter presents an overview of the issue, focusing primarily on child abuse and the law, and considers such aspects as obligation to report and confidentiality. The remainder of the handbook specifies responsibilities and procedures…

This handbook explores the dynamics of crisis and the alternatives available to school psychologists in working with students, teachers, and parents. The materials contained in this manual are designed to help direct the school psychologist to other support services in the school and community. The role of the school psychologist in confronting…

Multiple and mammoth-sized proposals to upgrade schools and to increase the numbers of graduates have been drawn up by selected panels of persons with impeccable educational credentials. But, as a researcher, I agree with selected other researchers who state, "It is like putting the fox in charge of the chicken house--most plans are drawn up and…

Discussed is the implementation of the New York State Child Protective Services Act with emphasis on the implications for teachers who may be the subject of a child abuse or neglect report. (IM)