THE STATE OF SCHOOL SAFETY IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

Apparently this report was compiled somewhere 2005 or thereafter and does not include any of the statistics from the Center for Disease Control biennially report, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, about school age children. However, this report does draw on many other reports and compiles that information into one report which is very good. eAdvocate
A Report by the SERAPH Research Team

The following report covers all aspects of school safety in the United States. This report will provide information to legislators and the public on the complexity of school safety. The report will also provide information on solutions to these problems.

This report was created after two years of research by our research team. Two sources of data where used in this report. First, research studies on school safety and child on child aggression. We choose the research studies based on an internal test requiring that they meet scientific review procedures for accuracy.

Secondly, the SERAPH Research Team collected data. This data included internal assessments of school polices and their effectiveness on safety and interviews with more than 1,200 teachers, 320 administrators and 925 law enforcement professionals in rural, suburban and urban school districts.

The final report was studied and analyzed by members of our educational advisory board. This board consists of teachers, administrators, educational specialists and law enforcement officials.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

School Complexity and Safety Issues

The Issues

Current Facts about School Safety

Lack of Accurate Information Lack of Problem Solving

Many Problems Little Success
Social Issues
Parenting
Young Children and Aggression
Educational Philosophies and Student Aggression
Health Issues and School Safety
Sleep and Diet
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Piercing and Tattoos
Dress Codes
Girl Aggression, Sexism and School Safety
Sexual Aggression
Staff Abuse of Students
Youth on Youth Sex Aggression
Special Education
Hazing

Conclusion

References

Bibliography

The full report can be read here.