by Emma | May 12, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Activity, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Educational Technology, Emergency Preparedness, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Safe Learning Environment, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Technology, Trauma
All too often, the news reports instances of violence on school grounds. In 2021, students returned to in-person schooling after pandemic-related school closures. Since then, school violence has only increased. According to EdWeek, many teachers report that they’ve...
by Emma | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Activity, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Education Law, Educational Technology, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Safe Learning Environment, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, Technology
Over the past few years, cities across the United States saw an uptick in crime. According to CBS news, in 2021, large cities saw a 5% increase in homicides over 2020. And in 2020, cities saw a 44% increase in homicides over the previous year. Similarly, other violent...
by Emma | Jan 6, 2022 | Administrators, Blog, Education Law, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Safe Learning Environment, School Counselors, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence
On November 30th, 2021, Ethan Crumbley, a fifteen-year-old student at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, opened fire in a school hallway. Four students died; six students and one teacher were injured. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the community and country....
by Emma | May 13, 2021 | Blog, Digital Safety, Education Law, Emergency Preparedness, Gun Violence, Learning and the Law, Mental Health, Safe Learning Environment, School Resource Officers, School Safety, School Violence, suicide, Suicide Prevention, Technology, Trauma
Seventeen Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students lost their lives in a shooting on February 14th, 2018. This school shooting forever changed Parkland, Florida — and the United States. Afterwards, several Stoneman Douglas students founded the #NeverAgain...
by Emma | Feb 4, 2021 | Administrators, Blog, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Distance Learning, Education Law, Educational Technology, Emergency Preparedness, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Online Learning, School Safety, School Violence, Technology, Webinar
Student safety at school has been a subject of confusion and conversation for years. Schools are responsible for education, but are they responsible for student safety, too? And to what extent? Are schools responsible for crimes committed on school grounds? With the...
