I am taking a global approach to my argument. The type of argument I plan on using is proposal where I will answer the question “How should we deal with School Safety?” The problem I will be discussing in the paper is School Safety. Our nation’s schools are plagued with violence and there are steps that need to be taken to ensure children a safe school day. Almost everyone in the country is all too familiar with the Columbine and Virginia Tech tragedies. Unfortunately, they are only the basis of the problem. Everyday children go to school in fear of their fellow students. Bullying has been taken to an extreme in some neighborhoods and the threats have made their way into schools menacing the importance of education. While some believe that approaches taken to school safety are too much there is indeed a need for stronger security in schools.
The solution is plentiful; there is a variety of ways in which the problem can be solved. One of the first steps toward safety is educating faculty and students on how to be aware of warning signs and how to deal with them. There is of course a need for specific emergency plans regarding intruders, threats, and actual violence. The main key to the solution of this problem is preparedness. This solution is justified in its outcome. We live in a world plagued by violence and aggression and fixing the problem of hostility in schools is one way to teach the world’s youth a more peaceful way of dealing with violent situations. If we can teach our youth to live a more harmonious lifestyle we are creating a future of harmony.
The viewpoint I am using from my exploratory paper is the idea of furthering school safety. The sources I can use from my exploratory paper are: Brunner, Judy M. Safe and secure schools 27 strategies for prevention and intervention. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin P, 2009., Kerr, Mary Margaret. School Crisis Prevention and Intervention. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2008., NASP Resources Helping Children Achieve Thier Best. At Home. In School. In LIfe. 1 Mar. 2009 ., Trump, Kenneth S. Classroom Killers? Hallway Hostages? How Schools Can Prevent and Manage School Crises. New York: Corwin P, 2000. My only concern for this paper is providing enough information on how to correctly solve the problem. I hope to be able to supply the reader with helpful tips toward the solution.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Campus Issue
One thing I would like to change about the way the campus operates is the meal plan and dining hours. I don't like that I can only use my meal plan in specific hours. Sometimes it does not fit my schedule to eat breakfast before eleven or lunch before four. I think you should be able to use two meal plans in selected dining hours. I usually have leftover meal plans at the end of the week so it is frustrating not to be able to help a friend who forgot thier carolina card and can't eat when I have free meal plans for them to use. Also, it is very frustrating when I have my heart set on a particular meal and I can't get it because I am too late and it has already closed. In my opinion, some of the food places close to early for college students. Hardly anything is open on the weekends which makes it frustrating to make the walk from Bates to Russell only to find few selections. Not to say that dining places should be open 24/7 but I do think they should be more accomadating to the college students they are serving.
free write
Having been educated in a Catholic school for over twelve years I learned more about the topic of abortion then I cared to. Almost everyday was a lecture on why it was wrong and the terrible effects that come from it. In high school I sat through countless assemblies on videos of actual abortions taking place and I felt brainwashed into believing a certain way on the issue. For so long I was against abortion and couldn't understand why anyone would get on if there were other options. However, in high school I had two experiences that changed the way I viewed abortion and the people that choose to have them. The first was in Theology class freshmen year when a guest speaker came to talk about her abortion and how it negatively affected her life and the regret and pain that followed it. Hearing her story of how she got pregnant and her fears of having the baby I understood why she did what she did and couldn't find much reason to condemn her for it. The second experience was with a friend who thought she might be pregant. We were seventeen and I remember thinking to myself if I was in her position I don't know if I could be a strong enough person to follow through with having the baby. These experiences opened my mind to the possibility that the issue was not as one sided as I had been taught.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Short Writing Assignment #11
Even though most of these articles come from the same source they do not hold the same level of credibility in a research paper because some are generally opinion based. The first two articles “Four Corners Best Answer on Homeless” and “Homeless situation Has No Easy Answers” are extremely short and provide only the opinion of the author. While they introduce they issue they are discussing they do not provide any detailed background information that could support a scholarly research paper to the fullest extent. With their minimal credibility these particular articles could be used to help convey the idea in the paper and give it a variety of source information. They cannot provide solid evidence to the topic. The last two “Opposition to Shelter Rises” and “What Did Not Work: Effort to Centralize Homeless Services” offer the reader an in depth analysis of the issue and what is being done and what has been done to resolve it. “Opposition to Shelter Rises” combines the use of quotes from locals explaining why they do not want the homeless shelter in their neighborhood and facts about the issue to become a credible source in a scholarly research paper. “One-Stop Homeless Center on Meeting Agenda Today” gives a thorough examination of the issue on homelessness and provides solid specifics as to why it has gotten worse and recommendation on how to improve it. The facts and use of City Council ideas and opinions makes this article very credible when writing a research paper. Credibility in an article can be found not only its origin but in its content. If they content is merely opinionated and does not give facts on the topic it is most likely not a credible source to use in a research paper unless using it to further a point.
Monday, March 16, 2009
In Class Writing
The first article, Columbia Council Should Support Mission, Homeless, is effective in anaylzing the situation in a rhetorical manner. It provides evidence and claims as to why the problem is ongoing. Its use of examples gives the reader insight into why there is a problem in City Council regarding the homeless. The editorial offers support to thier claims with personal opinions and evidence. While the other editorials are effective in thier rhetorical analysis of the homeless issue they use other groups of people to demonstrate thier point. The second article focuses on the treatment of the Somali Banutu's and the third concerns the productivity of local buisnesses and thier part in the homeless issue. I think the first is the most effective because of its clear focus on why Columbia City Council denied Oliver Gospel Mission's request to have property rezoned and its effect on the homeless. It focuses on the topic and paints a full picture of the problem to the reader.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Short Writing Assignment #10
The three editorials are all very similar in their approach. All three are focused on promoting a change in the city’s homeless shelters. Each employs a similar style of supporting their factual evidence with ways of furthering the audience’s emotional response to the subject. The articles all center on helping the homeless. They focus on the aspects of what has happened in the past and why city council men have not accepted the change.
The first article informs the audience about Columbia City Council’s denial of Oliver Gospel Mission’s request to have property rezoned in order to relocate. The issue in question is the neighbors’ complaints of the shelter moving to the warehouse on Barnwell Street. The first article also determines the judgment of visitors to the city of Columbia based on the treatment of the homeless. It identifies the city Council’s flaw of seeking perfection in a place for the homeless shelter.
The second article combines the well being of Columbia’s homeless as well as the 120 Somali Bantus. The city has placed emphasis on supporting the Bantus while many of the city’s own are not being given the same. There is more attention on Oliver Gospel Mission in the second article and its hope for revival.
The third article offers more hope for the treatment of the homeless. Other organizations in the city such as Four Corners and The Salvation Army are presented as alternative help in this article. There is more focus on the business aspect of the organizations other then responsibility of just the City Council. It discusses the businesses hope of coming together to fight the cause.
While all three articles share the same outlook on the situation they find subtle ways to approach it differently. The first article informs while the second brings in another group of people in need to encourage support and the third talks of the local business owners’ way of reaching out. The rhetorical aspects of each article are subtle yet relevant to the cause and the editorials.
The first article informs the audience about Columbia City Council’s denial of Oliver Gospel Mission’s request to have property rezoned in order to relocate. The issue in question is the neighbors’ complaints of the shelter moving to the warehouse on Barnwell Street. The first article also determines the judgment of visitors to the city of Columbia based on the treatment of the homeless. It identifies the city Council’s flaw of seeking perfection in a place for the homeless shelter.
The second article combines the well being of Columbia’s homeless as well as the 120 Somali Bantus. The city has placed emphasis on supporting the Bantus while many of the city’s own are not being given the same. There is more attention on Oliver Gospel Mission in the second article and its hope for revival.
The third article offers more hope for the treatment of the homeless. Other organizations in the city such as Four Corners and The Salvation Army are presented as alternative help in this article. There is more focus on the business aspect of the organizations other then responsibility of just the City Council. It discusses the businesses hope of coming together to fight the cause.
While all three articles share the same outlook on the situation they find subtle ways to approach it differently. The first article informs while the second brings in another group of people in need to encourage support and the third talks of the local business owners’ way of reaching out. The rhetorical aspects of each article are subtle yet relevant to the cause and the editorials.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Short Writing Assignment #9
Since Gail Williamson’s has a child with Down syndrome it is easy to assume that she believes the word “retard” to be hate speech. It is sad to know that people with Down syndrome can be hurt by a simple word that often people use in light context. Whether the word is used unknowingly by kids on the school yard or by adults who fully understand what they are saying and choose to say it anyway, the word is still hurtful to those with Down syndrome. People should take a stand and work to remove the word from the media. Like Williamson’s says people with these types of disabilities don’t belong to a certain type of culture such as homosexuals. There needs to be a public stand taken against the word. Society needs to come together to fight the use of the word in movies and television because its continual use in the media will only foster more usage of the word.
However, sometimes a word is just a word. When kids use the term in describing something they maybe don’t like or something they think is lame or goofy they aren’t coinciding the term with the actual disability. Like the author said fourth graders often use the word on the playground. Maybe young kids don’t even know that the term “retard” is associated with people with Down syndrome. Perhaps they have grown up hearing the word as an adjective rather than a derogatory expression for those with a disability. I often find myself using the word, and when I catch myself I sometimes feel a pang of guilt but then I remember, I don’t use the word with the intention of hurting those with Down syndrome. In fact, when I use the word I often don’t even associate it with those with a disability. In some cases a word truly is just a word and most people don’t use it with malicious intent.
However, sometimes a word is just a word. When kids use the term in describing something they maybe don’t like or something they think is lame or goofy they aren’t coinciding the term with the actual disability. Like the author said fourth graders often use the word on the playground. Maybe young kids don’t even know that the term “retard” is associated with people with Down syndrome. Perhaps they have grown up hearing the word as an adjective rather than a derogatory expression for those with a disability. I often find myself using the word, and when I catch myself I sometimes feel a pang of guilt but then I remember, I don’t use the word with the intention of hurting those with Down syndrome. In fact, when I use the word I often don’t even associate it with those with a disability. In some cases a word truly is just a word and most people don’t use it with malicious intent.
Monday, March 2, 2009
The Controversy behind Barbie
The issue in this exploratory paper is the controversy over Barbie. The controversy deals with what the Barbie doll represents. Over the years people have debated over whether or not Barbie is a suitable toy for young girls to play with because they feel it promotes poor body image. Since Barbie is a popular doll for children to play with and it has been since 1959. This leaves society with Barbie supporters and those who are anti-Barbie. The parts of the rhetorical situation that can be found in this paper are the three differing perspecitves. The author breaks the paper down into the perspectives of those who are anti-Barbie, Barbie supporters, and Barbie moderates. Those who are anti-Barbie argue feminism and the fact that Barbie promotes the importance of clothes and physical appearance. The supporters of Barbie say that Barbie is a fun part of growing up and a tradtion from the start. Those who are moderates on the issue believe Barbie is a scapegoat and that the doll cannot be blamed for all poor self esteem issues. The author explores all aspects of the controversy over the topic. The author is informing the audience, who is mainly anyone interested in the Barbie controversy, on the issue. Constraints of the paper could be the veiws of feminism and tradition. Barbie dolls have been around for a long time and have become part of the childhood experience for young girls. The author reveals herself to be a Barbie moderate. The author feels the issue is more complicated then good or bad.
In Class Writing
The most interesting thing I found while researching for my bibliography was an article I came across in current news. The article was a follow up on a previous editorial that recieved alot of feedback. The article was about safety in schools and the various forms of disciplines that administrators use. Many parents and local NYPD officials responded to the article because they were not pleased with the current handling of safety in schools. I found the editorial very interestnig because it showed many different sides to the issue of school safety. It showed teachers fearing violent students and therefore leaving an unstable atmosphere in the classroom. Much of school safety issues have to deal with violence among students such as the worry of students carrying guns, or threats. This article showed the view of teachers not knowing how to discipline students they fear because of potential law suits.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Classroom Killers? Hallway Hostages?
After a string of school tragedies in the late 1990’s Kenneth S. Trump decided to evaluate the meaning of these tragedies and examine what was being done to prevent future ones from occurring. The author is President and CEO of Natinoal School Safety and Security Services, therefore he can approach the issue of school safety with particular skills in the area. He explores the many ways in which schools can manage and prevent crisis’s from happening in the first place. Trump provides specific examples and precautions that can be taken in order to do this. This book is a guideline for school administrations that educates in an attempt to prevent crisis in schools.
I see Trump’s proposals to school safety as educated and informative. I feel he concluded with a well written how to guide that has the potential to change the safety issue in schools. I will use this book in my paper to show the specific approaches that can be taken. It will be helpful in presenting all aspects of the effects of school safety procedures. I will use this to further examine all the possible outcomes that can be avoided and helped in regards to student protection.
What Schools Ban and Why
Schools ban certain things for the well being of their students. Whether it is religion, websites, music, weapons, or books schools have their reasons for banning certain items on campus. School administrations do this to protect their students and insure that they receive the quality education they will need to survive in life. Proposal to ban things usually leads to controversy from the student body and even parents alike. The purpose of this book is to examine the ways in which particular bans spark controversy despite their intention of well being for the students. As the title suggests the author attempts to answer two questions. What is being banned and what kind of controversy will unfold surrounding the ban?
In researching school safety and the controversy that follows it I have noticed similar findings. The author attempts to provide a reason for the arguments that follow bans in schools. It is interesting to explore the other side of school safety. The side that hinders its existence in the form of protest and students rights. The book shows the reasoning behind some of the most common safety bans. I will use this in my paper to show the other side of school safety and the forces that make it somewhat difficult to fully advance. This book can be used to show the contrasting views in school safety circumstances.
Safe and Secure Schools: 27 Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
This book is directed towards School administrations in need of safer programs. It provides cost efficient ways that can help schools form a safer environment for its students. Brunner and Lewis use their combined experience in School administrations and law enforcements to inform schools how to make a friendly, welcoming environment that is secure for its students. This handbook provides practical strategies to help in forming safety committees, and creating security checklists and visitor screening procedures. It includes separate sections on staff training in areas that will help foster healthy mindsets for students.
This book offers relatable exercises that are doable by almost all types of school administrations. The fact that the authors come from law enforcement and school administration backgrounds makes the methods they suggest seem more accessible. This book will be useful in writing my paper because it will provide certain strategies that can be used in furthering safety in schools. The foreword of the book explains the unfortunate happenings such as the Columbine tragedy which shows the cause and effect aspect of this particular book.
School Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Mary Margaret Kerr answers the question “What can you do to prepare for potential crisis in your school?” While this book offers prevention strategies it also focuses on what to do if an actual tragedy strikes your school. The author decided to write this book after working at a school where as many as three death threats in surfaced in one week. While she writes to help schools avoid these types of incidents, she also writes to make sure that schools are prepared pending an actual crisis. She researches ways to help students get through these tragedies in the aftermath and help direct them back on the right education track. The book features case studies and discussion and application questions that offer reflection. The author provides a different type of help then just prevention; she provides preparation help which is equally as important in the face of school safety.
This book will be supportive in my paper because it will research the question of why school safety is so important. This is a main factor in the issue of school safety because it is the tragedies that unfold that raise the need for safety laws and regulations in schools. The question why is the beginning stage of the papers exploration into the realm of school safety.
Campus Security Situation Crime Prevention in High-Density Environment
This book was written in response to the United States public concern over violence on college campuses. It is mainly a survey of the campus safety at Temple University. Topics covered in this book are the level of crime on campuses, campus community within its setting, development of campus security systems. It also includes preventative measures, victimization surveys, perception of crime on campus and high definition geographic information systems. The authors of the book research the areas of where and when crime happens on campus. It studies numerous different colleges throughout the nation and researches their individual crime statistics. It studies campuses within its settings and other situational circumstances that surround certain crimes.
I will use this book to show statistics around national college campuses regarding campus safety and crime prevention. This book helps provide concrete evidence of the escalating violence surrounding schools. The points of view represented by the authors will support variety of the subject. The title insists upon situational crime prevention, therefore the use of this book will be to verify whether some school violence is situational or thought provoked.
Safe Schools: Crisis Prevention and Response
Written by a principal whose school and community went through several tragedies in one year this book offers advice on how to handle school violence. The book is created to teach administrators how to be prepared for crisis. It handles a step-by-step preparedness evaluation for school leaders so they know just how prepared their schools are. The author, Wanko, is a proactive leader who shares support and insight into the area of safety in schools. The book is designed to supply administrators with enough information to develop safety plans of their own. The author uses this book as an outlet for his own personal feelings towards the crimes that underwent his school. It is a helpful tool in establishing a safer environment for education.
This book handles the different forms of school crimes and what to do in the event of them. It is useful in seeking out particular forms of school safety and the effects of each type of crime that can plague a school. I will use this in my paper to show the various forms of safety precautions taken, or not taken by schools and what their impact is on the student body.
School safety debate hits a nerve - and demands action
In this editorial Errol Lewis writes a follow up to a previous article regarding safety in schools. Many readers, such as parents and teachers wrote to him with concerns for the issue. Most parents wrote in and said they felt the school systems were failing the students in safety and nothing was being done about it. Even former deputy chiefs in NYPD weighed in to advertise the problem of teachers in fear of disciplining their students because they are scared of their students. This brings about another aspect of school safety. When the teacher is afraid of his or her students how can they discipline and teach? It becomes the fear of law suits that stop some teachers from disciplining in ways children may need. The article explores different aspects of school safety that are sometimes taboo.
This article is important to my paper because it contributes another aspect of school safety. It shows the side of teachers fearing their students. For instance, when students become out of control not necessarily to harm others but to gain control in the educational environment. This brings another point to my paper. It shows the side of school safety often unseen in suburban settings but a vital part of school safety. A new view of school safety is seen in this article.
NASP Resources
This is a free website that helps children deal with unsettling events. A major topic presented is school safety and violence prevention. The website narrows down the topic into subcategories that deal specifically with the issue at hand. It provides tips for parents and teachers on how to talk to children on such traumatic events. It supports early warning signs and safeguarding the children. There is information on bullying due to the fact that bullying often leads to some form of school violence. There are tips on creating a safer school building and threat assessments. The website offers fact sheets, book reviews, links to school psychology centers and professional training.
This website will provide my paper with a parent’s view of school violence and safety precautions. The helpful resources provided by the website will inform my paper of specific facts and safety measures that can be taken in order to develop a safer place to learn.
Classroom Killers? Hallway Hostages?
After a string of school tragedies in the late 1990’s Kenneth S. Trump decided to evaluate the meaning of these tragedies and examine what was being done to prevent future ones from occurring. The author is President and CEO of Natinoal School Safety and Security Services, therefore he can approach the issue of school safety with particular skills in the area. He explores the many ways in which schools can manage and prevent crisis’s from happening in the first place. Trump provides specific examples and precautions that can be taken in order to do this. This book is a guideline for school administrations that educates in an attempt to prevent crisis in schools.
I see Trump’s proposals to school safety as educated and informative. I feel he concluded with a well written how to guide that has the potential to change the safety issue in schools. I will use this book in my paper to show the specific approaches that can be taken. It will be helpful in presenting all aspects of the effects of school safety procedures. I will use this to further examine all the possible outcomes that can be avoided and helped in regards to student protection.
What Schools Ban and Why
Schools ban certain things for the well being of their students. Whether it is religion, websites, music, weapons, or books schools have their reasons for banning certain items on campus. School administrations do this to protect their students and insure that they receive the quality education they will need to survive in life. Proposal to ban things usually leads to controversy from the student body and even parents alike. The purpose of this book is to examine the ways in which particular bans spark controversy despite their intention of well being for the students. As the title suggests the author attempts to answer two questions. What is being banned and what kind of controversy will unfold surrounding the ban?
In researching school safety and the controversy that follows it I have noticed similar findings. The author attempts to provide a reason for the arguments that follow bans in schools. It is interesting to explore the other side of school safety. The side that hinders its existence in the form of protest and students rights. The book shows the reasoning behind some of the most common safety bans. I will use this in my paper to show the other side of school safety and the forces that make it somewhat difficult to fully advance. This book can be used to show the contrasting views in school safety circumstances.
Safe and Secure Schools: 27 Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
This book is directed towards School administrations in need of safer programs. It provides cost efficient ways that can help schools form a safer environment for its students. Brunner and Lewis use their combined experience in School administrations and law enforcements to inform schools how to make a friendly, welcoming environment that is secure for its students. This handbook provides practical strategies to help in forming safety committees, and creating security checklists and visitor screening procedures. It includes separate sections on staff training in areas that will help foster healthy mindsets for students.
This book offers relatable exercises that are doable by almost all types of school administrations. The fact that the authors come from law enforcement and school administration backgrounds makes the methods they suggest seem more accessible. This book will be useful in writing my paper because it will provide certain strategies that can be used in furthering safety in schools. The foreword of the book explains the unfortunate happenings such as the Columbine tragedy which shows the cause and effect aspect of this particular book.
School Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Mary Margaret Kerr answers the question “What can you do to prepare for potential crisis in your school?” While this book offers prevention strategies it also focuses on what to do if an actual tragedy strikes your school. The author decided to write this book after working at a school where as many as three death threats in surfaced in one week. While she writes to help schools avoid these types of incidents, she also writes to make sure that schools are prepared pending an actual crisis. She researches ways to help students get through these tragedies in the aftermath and help direct them back on the right education track. The book features case studies and discussion and application questions that offer reflection. The author provides a different type of help then just prevention; she provides preparation help which is equally as important in the face of school safety.
This book will be supportive in my paper because it will research the question of why school safety is so important. This is a main factor in the issue of school safety because it is the tragedies that unfold that raise the need for safety laws and regulations in schools. The question why is the beginning stage of the papers exploration into the realm of school safety.
Campus Security Situation Crime Prevention in High-Density Environment
This book was written in response to the United States public concern over violence on college campuses. It is mainly a survey of the campus safety at Temple University. Topics covered in this book are the level of crime on campuses, campus community within its setting, development of campus security systems. It also includes preventative measures, victimization surveys, perception of crime on campus and high definition geographic information systems. The authors of the book research the areas of where and when crime happens on campus. It studies numerous different colleges throughout the nation and researches their individual crime statistics. It studies campuses within its settings and other situational circumstances that surround certain crimes.
I will use this book to show statistics around national college campuses regarding campus safety and crime prevention. This book helps provide concrete evidence of the escalating violence surrounding schools. The points of view represented by the authors will support variety of the subject. The title insists upon situational crime prevention, therefore the use of this book will be to verify whether some school violence is situational or thought provoked.
Safe Schools: Crisis Prevention and Response
Written by a principal whose school and community went through several tragedies in one year this book offers advice on how to handle school violence. The book is created to teach administrators how to be prepared for crisis. It handles a step-by-step preparedness evaluation for school leaders so they know just how prepared their schools are. The author, Wanko, is a proactive leader who shares support and insight into the area of safety in schools. The book is designed to supply administrators with enough information to develop safety plans of their own. The author uses this book as an outlet for his own personal feelings towards the crimes that underwent his school. It is a helpful tool in establishing a safer environment for education.
This book handles the different forms of school crimes and what to do in the event of them. It is useful in seeking out particular forms of school safety and the effects of each type of crime that can plague a school. I will use this in my paper to show the various forms of safety precautions taken, or not taken by schools and what their impact is on the student body.
School safety debate hits a nerve - and demands action
In this editorial Errol Lewis writes a follow up to a previous article regarding safety in schools. Many readers, such as parents and teachers wrote to him with concerns for the issue. Most parents wrote in and said they felt the school systems were failing the students in safety and nothing was being done about it. Even former deputy chiefs in NYPD weighed in to advertise the problem of teachers in fear of disciplining their students because they are scared of their students. This brings about another aspect of school safety. When the teacher is afraid of his or her students how can they discipline and teach? It becomes the fear of law suits that stop some teachers from disciplining in ways children may need. The article explores different aspects of school safety that are sometimes taboo.
This article is important to my paper because it contributes another aspect of school safety. It shows the side of teachers fearing their students. For instance, when students become out of control not necessarily to harm others but to gain control in the educational environment. This brings another point to my paper. It shows the side of school safety often unseen in suburban settings but a vital part of school safety. A new view of school safety is seen in this article.
NASP Resources
This is a free website that helps children deal with unsettling events. A major topic presented is school safety and violence prevention. The website narrows down the topic into subcategories that deal specifically with the issue at hand. It provides tips for parents and teachers on how to talk to children on such traumatic events. It supports early warning signs and safeguarding the children. There is information on bullying due to the fact that bullying often leads to some form of school violence. There are tips on creating a safer school building and threat assessments. The website offers fact sheets, book reviews, links to school psychology centers and professional training.
This website will provide my paper with a parent’s view of school violence and safety precautions. The helpful resources provided by the website will inform my paper of specific facts and safety measures that can be taken in order to develop a safer place to learn.
Topic Proposal
Safety in Schools
Almost too often does it appear in the media that a tragedy as founds its way to a local high school or college campus. It seems that there is always a disturbed gun man who takes innocent lives in a disastrous rampage or a pretty, talented college student unfortunately raped on her way home from the library. It has become so common to hear of instances like these that they almost come off as mundane and routine when talked about in the news. However, the key line for every reporter finding insight into the disaster is “It could have been avoided”. If horrible instances such as these could be avoided, then why do they keep happening? Why are students constantly at risk for such alarming crimes? What are authorities doing to prevent these distressing events? Action should be taken in national schools to prevent the avoidable tragedies that plague innocent students.
My paper will explore the modern safety techniques taken in national schools. It will include examples of school tragedies and provide new laws and prevention methods taken in the wake of these. My paper will focus on crisis prevention and what particular schools are doing to help students coexist in a safe and protected environment. I will research particular bans and regulations in order to form an educated understanding of the precautions taken in schools today. This becomes an issue when these aforementioned precautions infringe on students rights and liberties. I plan to examine all aspects of the issue while providing certain cases and rules and their individual effects on the student body. The audience to this paper will be those interested in the many outcomes of regulations regarding school safety.
Almost too often does it appear in the media that a tragedy as founds its way to a local high school or college campus. It seems that there is always a disturbed gun man who takes innocent lives in a disastrous rampage or a pretty, talented college student unfortunately raped on her way home from the library. It has become so common to hear of instances like these that they almost come off as mundane and routine when talked about in the news. However, the key line for every reporter finding insight into the disaster is “It could have been avoided”. If horrible instances such as these could be avoided, then why do they keep happening? Why are students constantly at risk for such alarming crimes? What are authorities doing to prevent these distressing events? Action should be taken in national schools to prevent the avoidable tragedies that plague innocent students.
My paper will explore the modern safety techniques taken in national schools. It will include examples of school tragedies and provide new laws and prevention methods taken in the wake of these. My paper will focus on crisis prevention and what particular schools are doing to help students coexist in a safe and protected environment. I will research particular bans and regulations in order to form an educated understanding of the precautions taken in schools today. This becomes an issue when these aforementioned precautions infringe on students rights and liberties. I plan to examine all aspects of the issue while providing certain cases and rules and their individual effects on the student body. The audience to this paper will be those interested in the many outcomes of regulations regarding school safety.
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