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This past Tuesday, I took a day off of school. This is not normal for me, and I even had to fight my urge to go up to school and make sure things were running smoothly. I even drove up to the school and chose not to get out of the car. Why? Because I had a chance where I knew ...

Statistics show that in the last year approximately 1 in 10 children have experienced some form of maltreatment.* Teachers and school staff are have a unique ability to monitor children's health and well-being on a daily basis. Sudden changes in mood, behavior, or health may only be apparent to those closest to the child. Many abused or neglected children are too ...

Is it unconstitutional for school officials to detain a student without notifying her parent? And is it unlawful for a school resource officer to detain a student long enough to deliver her to a school official for investigation of a school offense? Two cases that reached the appellate level in their respective jurisdictions address these questions. h4. Detention w/o Notification OK ...

1. Drink Water 2. Wake Up Earlier 3. Eliminate Junk Food 4. Increase Healthy Foods 5. Kill Your TV 6. Declutter Your Desk 7. Declutter Your Desktop 8. Declutter Your Inbox 9. Declutter Your House 10. Declutter Your Car 11. Reduce Paperwork 12. Reduce Responsibilities 13. Reduce Phone Calls 14. Reduce Possessions 15. Reduce Your Lifestyle [widget:966] 16. Deepen Your ...

TheApple, in partnership with The School Resources & Training Institute, is offering online sessions for school personnel with a special discounted rate. h4. *The two courses being featured are:* _School Resource Officer as First Responder and Negotiator_ _Stress and Trauma Management_ The courses have been developed by Dominick Mosino, a highly decorated former chief Hostage Negotiator of the NYPD and the ...

*_“We don’t have to worry because emergency responders will be here in no time.”_* *_“Our SWAT Team is the best in the county and will take care of the threat before they can do any substantial harm.”_* *_“We instinctively know what to do during an emergency. People are like that you know.”_* Which one of the above is true? The first ...

"This case highlights the difficulties of school administrators charged to balance their duty to provide a safe school with the constitutional rights of individual students when violence in schools is a serious concern,” wrote a federal appellate court judge in a Louisiana case, the appeal from which, the Supreme Court recently declined to hear. At the age of fourteen, and in ...

Fire related incidents is the number three cause of death for children in the U.S. What can teachers do to help? Spend Fire Safety week educating your students on procedures that can save lives. h4. Learn About Fire h4. 1. Fire is FAST! There is little time! In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control ...

School can be a tremendously stressful place for educators. It's important to not let stress stand in the way of you having a good day. If you can reduce your stress, you will able to focus your energy on more important things, like planning lessons, preparing your class and interacting with your students. Even the simple tasks below can help ...

When school violence is discussed, the April, 1999, massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, represents the worst case this country has seen…so far: a teacher and twelve students were killed and twenty-three others were wounded by two teenaged students. And it could have been much worse. Had the most powerful of the suspects’ bombs detonated the death toll would ...

h4. Student showing propensity for violence can be required to undergo psychiatric evaluation Michael Demers and his parents filed a federal lawsuit against school officials after he was suspended from school following his refusal to undergo a psychiatric exam. The suit alleged among other things, a violation of Michael’s due process rights. School officials sought to have Michael psychiatrically examined after ...

h4. “Gut Feeling” does not Amount to Reasonable Suspicion to Justify a Search A.H., a high school freshman appealed a trial court’s refusal to suppress evidence, marijuana, found in his wallet during a school search. The search took place after a physical education teacher, who was selling the student a physical education uniform, could not understand the student as he pronounced ...

A case decided on November 13, 2003 from the Austin (TX) Independent School District analyzed administrative searches of students at an “Alternative Learning Center.” In the Matter of O.E., 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 9586 (Ct. App. Texas 3d Dist. Austin 2003). O.E. was arrested at the Alternative Learning Center following a daily “general” search of all students entering the school. The ...

RICHARDSON, TX— With music pumping in the background, the kids in Terry Wade's physical education class are in constant motion, going from sit-ups to jumping jacks to curls with light weights. After their 45-minute session, the sixth-graders who are sweating the most, or as Wade calls it, "burning butter," get stickers. "My main goal and emphasis is getting these kids up ...

All 50 states have requirements for the mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. The following section outlines the guidelines from The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA, 1996). h4. What Counts as Child Abuse? h4. The minimum definitions for child abuse and neglect are any recent act or failure to act: a. Resulting in imminent risk of serious harm, ...

Earth Day is celebrated on Tuesday, April 22nd this year. It all started in 1970, when 20 million people celebrated the first Earth Day. What does Earth Day mean to you and your students almost 40 years later? Take part in some of the activities below and discover current Earth Day finding, connect with classroom resources, and learn the history of ...

It's been a while since I've talked about stress relief, but I have some new ideas that I think might help you if you're struggling at this point in the school year. What I'm proposing for you to try out, be it this weekend or during a weekday a mental health day, is to take your mind out of time. Sometimes ...

Reducing the risk of harm to ourselves and others is what it is all about. Where there is a potential for a crisis, there is a need for a plan of action. The planning process begins in recognizing the crisis can occur. Accepting the reality that you may one day be placed in a perilous situation will allow you to take ...

We have all been effected by the recent trend in school violence; everything from Columbine and the recent NIU Killings to gang activities to everyday schoolyard scuffles. And while you might say, "It will never happen in my school district," that is not to say you shouldn't be prepared or have the thought in the back of your mind. TheApple has ...

In the article "Judge orders teens to post apology on YouTube. "A judge here is using YouTube to punish two boys who used the video-sharing website for a prank that ended with battery and criminal mischief charges against them.” At the end of the article it also stated that “The teens wrote, filmed and edited the apology video. They also were ...