School Safety Forum

Join the ongoing discussions on our school safety boards or go directly to the featured discussions described below.

Remembering Columbine

How have the events of the last year touched your life? Post your memories, thoughts, and reflections here.
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Staying Safe at School

What will make our schools safer? How can we predict and prevent violent behavior? What will we be teaching their children about safety? Read what leading safety experts had to say about harassment, drugs, gangs, and guns. Then tell us what's has worked in your community.
Includes featured comments from Gavin De Becker, the nation's leading expert on the prediction and management of violence and author of Protecting the Gift.
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Boys and Aggression

Boys don't cry? How much do we as parents and educators understand about the inner lives of boys, and how can we connect with them better? Find out why certain boys act out violently and what we can do to communicate better with our boys.
Discussion includes comments from Dr. William Pollack, Harvard Medical School psychologist and author of Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood.
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Tolerance & Diversity in Safe School Environments

Kids often face harsh social realities at school. What happens to those kids that don't fit in? Are we doing all we can do to make sure that our kids feel valued and connected?
Comments from Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Director of the Media Center of the Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston and expert on race relations in America.
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