Other Resources

Southern Poverty Law Center

Tolerance.org, a Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, offers resources for teaching and learning about tolerance for teachers, parents, teens, and younger students. Teaching Tolerance Magazine, published twice a year, showcases innvoative tolerance initiatives in schools around the country. In the fall 2005 issue, for example, "Bully on the Bus" offers ideas and examples to make sure schools' anti-bullying policies extend beyond the confines of the school property.

Educators for Social Responsibility

The non-profit Educators for Social Responsibility has developed an Online Teacher Center that provides teaching resources on a range of issues related to international security, conflict resolution, peacemaking, violence prevention, and social responsibility.

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

The Safetyzone is a clearinghouse for information and material related to school safety. It is a project of the Comprehensive Center, Region X of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. This was formerly known as the National Resouce Center for Safe Schools.

Partnerships Against Violence Network

This resource is a virtual library of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies.

IKEEPSAFE Campaign

NEA and many of its state affiliates have joined the IKEEPSAFE campaign, a public education effort designed to teach basic rules of Internet safety to children and parents, reaching them online and in school. Governors' spouses formed this coalition in partnership with other concerned organizations. Visit the ikeepsafe.org Web site and click on your state for more information.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Take a look at ASCD's resources on school safety.

American Bar Association

See the ABA's Gun Violence in Schools policy, background, and facts.

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

This center, which is housed at the University of Colorado at Boulder, offers Blueprints for Violence Prevention.

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.