NEA School Safety Resources

NEA's Safe Schools Manual Updated

NEA has updated its well-regarded publication on school safety: Safe Schools Manual: A Resource on Making Schools, Communities, and Families Safe for Children.  This manual, revised in October  2005, synthesizes the best and most recent research on school safety issues and offers a broad set of guidelines designed to help make children safer -- in their schools, communities, and families.

NEA's National Bullying Awareness Campaign

NEA has been working with other national organizations to reduce, and eventually eradicate, bullying in America's public schools. Read more about the problem and how you can help. And here are some additional resources elsewhere on NEA's Web site on bullying:

• The ABCs of School Bullying: Tips for parents and teachers
• Stop Bullying Now!:  activities to teach tolerance and prevent bullying
• A Child's Plea Becomes an Adult's Crusade: Author Jodee Blanco talks about bullying
• Are You a Bully?: Do teachers bully, too? Or, is it good classroom management?

NEA Today articles Related to School Safety and Bullying

"Sugar and Spice?" (NEA Today , May 2006)
When mean girls wage psychological warfare, educators are in an ideal position to help end the tension.

"The D Word" (NEA Today, September 2005)
Discipline problems weigh on educators today more than ever. This article includes tips and resources for new school staff as well as veteran educators. And don't miss extra advice and information in the Order in the Classroom Web page.

NEA's School Crisis Guide

The School Crisis Guide offers step-by-step advice for schools and districts to use before, during, and after a crisis. This new guide from the NEA Health Information Network was created by educators for educators to help keep schools safe and to help students and staff return to learning after a crisis.

More Tips and Resources on School Safety

You can find more Web resources on school safety in the Members and Educators area of NEA's Web site. Look here for links to lesson plans, resources on conflict resolution, tips on playground safety, and much more.

NEA Health Information Network

The NEA Health Information Network  offers resources to help school communities manage anxiety in times of crisis and embrace resilience in an at-risk world.  Among the resources:

• Can We Talk? -- a program for parents and educators to talk with youth about healthy relationships, preventing teen pregnancy, HIV, drug abuse, and violence. Also available in Spanish.
• information and resources on drug, alcohol, and tobacco use
• teaching resources  for school and community safety
• gun safety statistics

Publication Identifies Elements of Safe and Supportive Schools

NEA is a member of the Learning First Alliance, a partnership of 11 national education associations dedicated to improving student learning in America’s public schools.

The Alliance has produced a publication called Every Child Learning: Safe and Supportive Schools , available on the Learning First Alliance Web site. This report identifies four research-based elements essential to safe and supportive schools, and makes recommendations on how schools and districts can build safe and supportive learning communities. 2001.