school gun violence: 9

Planning for the worst
Blog 3 minutes | June 6, 2018

Improving Safety Plans: Schools Plan for the Worst

In the conversation around school shootings, one question is front-of-mind for every school leader, educator, and parent: Is my school prepared? Fr...

Texas Gov. house
Blog 3 minutes | May 31, 2018

Texas School Safety Laws: Impact on School Gun Violence?

Following the school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, citizens across the United States have been asking themselves a sadly familiar ques...

A teenager looking at their reflection in a cracked mirror.
Blog 3 minutes | May 24, 2018

Renewed Concerns About Teen Suicide: New Season of '13 Reasons Why'

Season two of the popular, but controversial, Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” was released on Friday, just as a real-life tragedy played out in San...

feelings of inevitability
Blog 3 minutes | May 21, 2018

After Santa Fe: School Districts Face Growing Inevitability

In the weeks following the Parkland school shooting, a group of students from Santa Fe High School in Texas joined a national walkout to call for a...

student communication
Blog 3 minutes | April 30, 2018

Ensuring School Safety: Podcast #2 Emphasizes the Role of Strong Communication

More than two months since Parkland, and the debate over schools safety wages on–with students at the forefront. An important question for ...

Another walkout by students
Blog 3 minutes | April 19, 2018

Yet another walkout, providing another opportunity to involve students in discussions about safety

Students throughout the country are preparing to leave their classrooms Friday morning to participate in yet another national demonstration against...

gun infographic
Blog 3 minutes | March 28, 2018

Infographic: Addressing Bullying in Schools

Violent threats and incidents have become a seemingly daily occurrence in U.S. schools, especially since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas H...

mfol offers opportunity
Blog 3 minutes | March 23, 2018

March for Our Lives: Crucial Conversations on School Safety Initiatives

This weekend, K-12 students, parents, teachers, and celebrities will gather in Washington, D.C. and other cities for the national March for Our Liv...

future of school safety
Blog 3 minutes | March 15, 2018

Student Walkouts: Just the Start for Future School Safety

No matter your politics, everyone can agree that yesterday’s national student walkout was an unusual, if not impressive, display of the organizing ...