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Daniel Brian Holland – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Exposure to school violence has adverse effects on student academic performance and behavior. A safe school environment is essential for student and staff safety and achievement. Safety approaches include authoritative measures, which use security cameras, metal detectors, and controlled building access; and educational measures that include…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, School Security, Curriculum
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Curran, F. Chris; Fisher, Benjamin W.; Viano, Samantha L. – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Following high-profile school shootings, policymakers and educators seek ways to prevent such shootings, but there has been little research on school-level responses in the immediate aftermath of such events. This study examines how school-level security measures and practices changed after the 1999 Columbine shooting using a nationally…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Weapons, School Security
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Violino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2010
The FBI, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Secret Service, recently released a report on violent attacks on college campuses that details ongoing security concerns at U.S. institutions of higher learning, including the nation's 1,173 community colleges. Researchers say the goal of the report, "Campus Attacks:…
Descriptors: Campuses, Community Colleges, School Security, School Safety
Paterson, Jim – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2006
Safety and security are crucial parts of a functioning educational facility. Despite an apparent slowdown in security threats and particularly dramatic incidents of violence, thanks to heightened vigilance, student safety is still a fundamental concern, made more complex by our times, experts say. According to Kenneth S. Trump, president of the…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Familiarity, International Schools, School Security
Wheeler, Terrence; And Others – 1994
In August 1990, the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management initiated a three-year School Conflict Management Demonstration Project. This publication is the final report on the Project. Twenty schools, which reflected the state's diversity, were selected to help assess the impact of the conflict management programs. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment
Ohio Center for Law-Related Education, Columbus. – 1997
Ideas submitted by middle school Youth for Justice teams are presented. Sixty-four teams from middle schools in all regions of Ohio spent 5 months researching and preparing their ideas for the Youth Summit. Ideas that identify and propose solutions and action steps to address the multiple problems of violence by and against youth are compiled in…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Human Relations, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools