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October 2019 | Volume 77 | Number 2

Making School a Safe Place


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Feature Articles

Reader's Guide / What Do We Mean by Safe Schools?

Anthony Rebora

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Refining School Threat Assessments

Nancy Rappaport, Meredith Gansner and Lois T. Flaherty

Schools can enhance threat-assessment processes without alienating students and families.

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For School Leaders, a Time of Vigilance and Caring

John Rogers

School safety has become a top priority for principals. But are they taking the right steps?

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Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies

Jessica Minahan

Small changes in classroom interactions can make a big difference for traumatized students.

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School Shootings: What We Know, What We Can Do

Timothy J. Landrum, Chris A. Sweigart and Lauren W. Collins

School shootings are difficult to predict, but educators aren't powerless to prevent them.

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What's Love Got to Do with It?

Rita Platt

Faced with problematic student behaviors, a principal turned her staff's attention to trauma and relationship building.

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School Safety Starts from Within

Thomas Armstrong

Should mindfulness be a part of your school's safety plan?

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Looking at Bullying in Context

Elizabeth Englander

Educators need to know when and how to probe deeper into student conflicts—especially in the case of cyberbullying.

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Don't Forget About Me!

Roberto d'Erizans, Lee Ann Jung and Tamatha Bibbo

Students with invisible disabilities often feel isolated in school. But they desperately want to belong.

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Not Finding Their Voice

Russell Quaglia and Michelle Brait

Do students feel valued and able to express themselves in school? Not enough, recent surveys show.

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Rethinking Conventions: Keeping Gender-Diverse Students Safe

Anthony Ciuffo

With two gender-nonconforming kindergartners entering his school, a principal found he had to change his thinking.

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The Elephant in the Classroom

Henry Seton

Teacher mental health is vital to safe and healthy schools, but it often gets neglected.

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Columns / Departments

Research Matters / Beyond Locks and Drills

Bryan Goodwin and Lisa M. Jones

Helping students feel safe in school requires a soft touch.

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Getting Started with Restorative Practices

Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Let's use practices that teach positive behaviors rather than punish. Watch the video.

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Leading Together / Risky Business

Jill Harrison Berg

Creating a psychologically safe climate for adults requires vulnerability.

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Confronting Inequity / Where Are All the Black Teachers?

Matthew R. Kay

To recruit more educators of color, improve students' experiences.

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ASCD Policy Priorities / Everybody's Talking About the Whole Child

David Griffith

ASCD's years of promoting a Whole Child approach are paying off—but there's more to do.

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Readers React

Reader responses to recent issues of EL.

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Tell Us About

Readers reflect on ways they make their students feel safe.

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways / Keeping Students Safe

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Index to Advertisers

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Advisory: Trends and Ideas

Turn & Talk / Brian Coleman on Showing Up Authentically

An interview with the 2019 National School Counselor of the Year and school counseling chair at Jones College Prep High School, on building trust with students.

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Research Alert / Restoring School Climate

Findings from the study, "Can Restorative Practices Improve School Climate and Curb Suspensions? An Evaluation of the Impact of Restorative Practices in a Mid-Sized Urban School District," published by Rand Corp.

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Relevant Read / The Alliance Way: The Making of a Bully-Free School

In this new book, Tina M. Owen-Moore takes a reflective look back at the hard work and, yes, love, that went into creating a school whose mission is to make everyone feel safe and included, no matter who they are.

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Seen on the Screen / Stopping the Hate

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School Tool / This Is What Empathy Looks Like

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Numbers of Note / School-Safety Resources: Out of Balance?

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Why Social Bonding Is a School-Safety Priority

Christine Eith and Kenneth Trump

In boosting school security, school leaders shouldn't overlook the importance of connectedness in students' lives.

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