by Emma | Feb 24, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Mental Health, School Counselors, State Boards of Education, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Teachers, Trauma
What role should a state board of education play in mental health integration in schools? There are many challenges in this mission, but action is crucial to protect students’ mental health and ensure a safe learning environment in schools. Thankfully, there...
by Emma | Feb 3, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Education Law, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, Online Dangers, School Safety
According to StopBullying.gov, almost 160,000 students have skipped school to avoid bullies. Moreover, the Pew Research Center found that 59% of teens said they’d been bullied online. State and local governments combat bullying with legislation. Alabama’s...
by Emma | Jan 27, 2020 | Administrators, Blog, Digital Safety, Education Law, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, Technology
On February 14th, 2018, seventeen students lost their lives in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Stoneman Douglas students started the #NeverAgain movement to stop gun violence. At the same time, Florida lawmakers,...
by Emma | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Lesson Planning, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Social Media, Teachers, Teaching Topics, Technology
The internet is a very powerful tool. Unfortunately, that’s not always a good thing, especially for middle and high school students. How students use the internet can impact their lives in very real ways. It can also change how they view the world and...
by Emma | Aug 27, 2019 | Administrators, Education Law, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, School Counselors, suicide, Suicide Prevention
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. More than 47,000 individuals died of suicide in 2017, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Almost 7,000 of those who died of suicide were under 24. Moreover, according to the CDC, suicide rates...
by Emma | May 13, 2019 | Administrators, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, School Counselors, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence
Currently, thirty percent of schools employ a School Resource Officer (SRO). However, an SRO is a relatively new position for a school. Also, answering the question “what is a school resource officer?” is complex. That’s because SROs take on multiple...
