Safe & secure schools : 27 strategies for prevention and intervention / Judy M. Brunner, Dennis K. Lewis.

Author/creator Brunner, Judy M.
Other author Lewis, Dennis K.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press ; [Arlington, Va.] : American Association of School Administrators, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 121 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects

Variant title Safe and secure schools
Contents Planning -- Starting the school year : a checklist for safety and security -- The principal's homework : what does your teacher handbook say about safety and security? -- Strategic supervision : the foundation for school safety -- A safety game plan for cocurricular events -- On the road again : discipline investigations away from school -- Visitor check-in and screening procedures : it's more than just signing the visitor log -- Ensuring the safe evacuation of students with physical disabilities during an emergency -- Invest in a safety committee : creating strategies you can bank on -- Speaking of school safety : creating a conversation within the school community -- Closing out the school year -- Response strategies -- Planning for school emergencies : part 1 -- Planning for school emergencies : part 2 -- Assessing student threats of violence : a school's response to a growing problem -- De-escalating a situation with an angry parent : you'll never have to answer for what you don't say -- Fights at school : breaking up is hard to do -- Head 'em up! move 'em out! : relocating students during an emergency event -- Student searches : a practical application -- Managing electronic devices : sending the right "signals" to parents and students -- Full-court press: a media management plan -- Professional development -- Is your school up to speed on safety? -- What teachers must know about safety -- Training support staff to respond appropriately -- Intimidation, harassment and bullying : fear factors in the twenty-first-century school -- Holiday blues : responding to seasonally despondent students -- Tabletop exercises : the ultimate tool for school safety training -- There's no "substitute" for good safety -- Top ten -- School safety's top ten : the top ten things to remember when creating a safe school environment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 113-114) and index.
LCCN 2008017909
ISBN9781412962988 (cloth)
ISBN1412962986 (cloth)
ISBN9781412962995 (pbk.)
ISBN1412962994 (pbk.)