Educators can prevent much of the sexual misconduct in schools if they know how to recognize and respond to suspicious patterns and if administrators enforce an environment of high expectations for behavior. School districts can assess their schools and the district for being at risk of educator sexual misconduct and then can develop and enforce…

Technology can be used to keep children safe from sexual predators and other externalized violence, via coded intercom messages, e-mail warnings to teachers, and closed-circuit television broadcasts. Unfortunately, many schools with portables lack these services or telephones. Distant physical education teachers are at some disadvantage. Day-care…

Abuse is an environmental factor influencing some children's emergent metacognitive processes and perceptions. Because abused children most often remain in regular classrooms, they rely on teachers' ability to apply interventions responsive to their needs. This is accomplished by combining knowledge of educational best practices with knowledge…