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Mayer, Matthew J.; Astor, Ron Avi – Preventing School Failure, 2023
School violence, and particularly, school shootings, remain a serious concern among parents, community members, educators, and governmental leadership at the local, state, and national levels. While school shootings periodically dominate media coverage of school safety issues, schools are among the safest places for students in the community. This…
Descriptors: Violence, Weapons, School Safety, Juvenile Gangs
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Kelmendi, Kaltrina; Arënliu, Aliriza; Benbenishty, Rami; Astor, Ron Avi; Hyseni Duraku, Zamira; Konjufca, Jon – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Most of the existing literature and evidence on school violence and victimization comes from high-income countries, and there is a lack of evidence on developing countries. This study examines the prevalence of student victimization and its association with individual, family, and school-related correlates, focusing on the representative sample…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Victims, Bullying, Weapons
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Lohrmann, Elizabeth; Cooper, Carlie; Hooper, Skyler; Washington, Ashley; Williams-Sledge, Zakia – Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 2020
The 2017 Georgia House Bill 280 states that, with limited exceptions, a properly licensed handgun owner can Concealed Carry on Georgia's public college and university campuses. Since its inception and because of the recent history of mass shootings, much controversy surrounds this law. The infancy of and controversy behind this law calls for…
Descriptors: Weapons, Public Colleges, State Legislation, School Safety
Melissa J. Racioppa – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The threat of an active shooter is something early childhood educators need to prepare for, but a literature review regarding active shooter drills indicated a gap in the research focused on the perceptions the early childhood educators. Using a conceptual lens based on developmentally appropriate practice and the developmental theories of Piaget…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, School Safety, Weapons
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Wood, Brandon; Hampton, Eric – Journal of School Violence, 2022
Calls to weaponize teachers with guns as a means of enhanced school safety and protection against a school shooting have intensified in recent years. Arguments for and against arming teachers are relatively well-established, but a paucity of scholarly research exists regarding its effectiveness and whether teachers generally support carrying guns…
Descriptors: Weapons, Teacher Role, School Safety, Violence
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Highberger, James; Wang, Wenjin; Brittingham, Rochelle – Journal of School Violence, 2022
Scholars have explored ways in which school shooting events have impacted students' perception of safety. However, less is known on whether the effects of school shootings are stable across time and event. This study uses data collected through the Delaware School Survey before and after three school shootings, Columbine (1999), Virginia Tech…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Weapons, Student Attitudes
Kelley Jean Montz – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The goal of this qualitative case study was to determine what institutional processes and practices have been developed in relationship to mass shootings and gun violence, as well as how mass shootings in educational settings impact the way a campus responds and prepares a safety plan. Through speaking with threat assessment team members, student…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Best Practices, Police School Relationship
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Lee, Nicole; Vladescu, Jason C.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; Peterson, Kathryn M.; Giannakakos, Antonia R. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2019
Teaching individuals a safety response when they encounter a firearm may be one way to prevent accidental injuries or death. Previous researchers have used behavioral skills training (BST) with and without in situ training to teach individuals with and without disabilities to engage in a safety response in the presence of a firearm. However, few…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Weapons, Responses, Behavior Modification
Erwin, Ben – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Ensuring the safety and security of students is vital to creating a positive learning environment. Active shooter situations at postsecondary institutions resulted in about 150 casualties between 2000 and 2017. This prevalence of gun violence at postsecondary institutions, which is often viewed in the context of larger conversations around gun…
Descriptors: Weapons, State Policy, State Legislation, Postsecondary Education
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Ritchie, Stuart – Education Next, 2023
School shootings are at an all-time high. That's according to the National Center for Education Statistics, which has been keeping track of the numbers for about 20 years. What are schools to do? Is there a "profile" of the typical school shooter that could help us identify those who might commit a shooting in the future? Is there some…
Descriptors: Violence, Weapons, Prediction, Student Characteristics
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Johnson, Natasha N.; Johnson, Thaddeus L. – Cogent Education, 2023
Using the state of Georgia as a backdrop, this paper highlights the current state of the GFSA (Gun-Free Schools Act) in the United States of America, initially enacted in 1994, 30 years later. The progress of school-based ZTPs (Zero Tolerance Policies) in practice shows that progress remains slow a quarter of a century later. In response, this…
Descriptors: Zero Tolerance Policy, School Policy, Weapons, Violence
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Oliphant, Stephen N. – Youth & Society, 2023
Much of the existing research on adolescent firearm and weapon carrying lacks a theoretical framework. Relatedly, few studies have examined the relationship between weapon carrying and bullying victimization experienced at school, which has been established as a key strain in adolescence. The present study seeks to provide a partial test of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Weapons, Grade 7
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Irish, Allen J. – Journal of College Counseling, 2020
Experiencing a traumatic event as a college student can have significant social, emotional, and academic consequences. This article discusses the use of an alternative protocol of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing, called Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (E. Shapiro & Laub, 2008), and its use to reduce significant psychological…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Trauma, Eye Movements
Erick J. Lindsey – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research study focuses on students' and faculty's awareness and preparedness during an active-shooter event. The study examines the perceptions and abilities of the students and faculty at a large southern university. The study surveys the participants current ability to use and their opinions of using the emergency alert notification system…
Descriptors: School Safety, Weapons, College Faculty, Emergency Programs
Tracey Holt – ProQuest LLC, 2024
According to recent research, gun violence at schools has become a public health issue. Teachers, administrators, students, and communities are trying to cope with the aftermath of gun violence at schools. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to identify coping mechanisms among teachers and administrators after experiencing…
Descriptors: Weapons, Coping, Stress Variables, Decision Making
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