Safe & Secure Schools

Foreword by Dr. Gerald Tirozzi Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction 1. Planning Strategy 1: Starting the School Year: A Checklist for Safety and Security Strategy 2: The Principal's Homework: What Does Your Teacher Handbook Say About Safety and Security? Strategy 3: Strategic Supervision: The Foundation for School Safety Strategy 4: A Safety Game Plan for Cocurricular Events Strategy 5: On the Road Again: Discipline Investigations Away From School Strategy 6: Visitor Check-In and Screening Procedures: It's More Than Just Signing the Visitor Log Strategy 7: Ensuring the Safe Evacuation of Students With Physical Disabilities During an Emergency Strategy 8: Invest in a Safety Committee: Creating Strategies You Can Bank On Strategy 9: Speaking of School Safety: Creating a Conversation Within the School Community Strategy 10: Closing Out the School Year 2. Response Strategies Strategy 11: Planning for School Emergencies: Part 1 Strategy 12: Planning for School Emergencies: Part 2 Strategy 13: Assessing Student Threats of Violence: A School's Response to a Growing Problem Strategy 14: De-escalating an Angry Parent: You'll Never Have to Answer for What You Don't Say Strategy 15: Fights at School: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Strategy 16: Head 'Em Up! Move 'Em Out!: Relocating Students During an Emergency Event Strategy 17: Student Searches: A Practical Application Strategy 18: Managing Electronic Devices: Sending the Right "Signals" to Parents and Students Strategy 19: Full-Court Press: A Media Management Plan 3. Professional Development Strategy 20: Is Your School Up to Speed on Safety? Strategy 21: What Teachers Must Know About Safety Strategy 22: Training Support Staff to Respond Appropriately Strategy 23: Intimidation, Harassment, and Bullying: Fear Factors in the Twenty-First-Century School Strategy 24: Holiday Blues: Responding to Seasonally Despondent Students Strategy 25: Tabletop Exercises: The Ultimate Tool for School Safety Training Strategy 26: There's No "Substitute" for Good Safety 4. Top Ten Strategy 27: School Safety's Top Ten: The Top Ten Things to Remember When Creating a Safe School Environment Resources Bibliography Index