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Why Caring About School Safety Just Isn’t Good Enough

Posted by on September 13, 2010

Does your principal and superintendent really care about school safety? Chances are good the answer is, “Yes.” The problem is that caring alone is just not enough today.  Educators are on overload with academic, budget, facility, and other urgent day-to-day issues.  They care about school safety, but it is increasingly challenging for them to find the time […]

Why School Safety Initiatives Fail

Posted by on May 18, 2010

New York Times writer, Crystal Yednak, and I spoke at length for her article published this past Sunday entitled, “Seeking to Assure Students’ Safety Outside School.”  The article highlights stimulus-funded efforts in Chicago to create safer streets for students walking to and from school following a shocking number of kids killed and injured in recent […]