School Safety in the U.S

Executive Summary

The paper critically analyzes the topic of Social security in United States. Schools and communities around the world increasingly are concerned about the safety in schools. Safety and health promotion in school are increasingly becoming the focus of public interest. The reasons for this are the health risk of students, teachers and other in the school population and the year's high number of accidents. It is important that school safety plan actually requires an integrated approach for securing the school environment which concerns the security measures with the academic elements, school resources, educators with the families and community resources. In fact, there are many more in the school safety that protective fencing, television cameras or the use of metal detectors, or expulsion from school students. Preventing comprises a wide range of approaches and offers numerous effective and tangible results. However, it is a fact that regarding overall safety measures, studies have found that more severe and pervasive security practices can actually result in increased violence and disorder. It is a fact that the advantages of school safety are the penalty or the state of tranquility, but also prevention and how to handle any crisis situation. Also a school safety advantage would be that the students work or study better and so can do better as teachers would have better performance and all work better.



Executive Summary1

Introduction3

Significance of the study3

Rationale4

Discussion and Analysis4

Historical background5

The School Environment6

Numerous Strategies have been Developed Nations State7

Safety of children in the United States7

School Transport and safety8

Safety for School Transport9

Efficiency of Security Measures9

Prevalence of Security Measures10

School Safety Plan11

Interventions with Unexpected Sequences12

Absences and delays12

Protection from Accident, injury or Allergy12

Critical Elements for a Global Approach Security in Schools12

Survey on Gun Control in Schools13

School Safety Team14

Recommendations15

Effective Steps to Be Taken15

Conclusion17

School Safety in the U.S

Introduction

United States is not the only country concerned about violence and safety in their schools. Countries including South Africa, Australia, Belgium, France and the UK, have suffered recent tragic time in their schools, causing alarm in the communities and governments. Schools and safety have become increasingly a focus of attention and action, much more strongly than in the past.

Young face more dangers outside schools within them. In U.S. for example, it was estimated that less than 1% of young people killed by the use of firearms have been in the schools. safety in schools often tends to be less traumatic events, however, such as threats, assaults, intimidation and expulsion, which may have equally serious short-and long-term in students, affecting their interest in continuing at school or progress in its future skills and relationships with others (NCP, 1999). The security has to do with keeping plans for crisis prevention and the handling once they arise. It also relates to the daily practices that seek reduce the incidence of violence and intimidation, with safe places for victims, with appropriate responses from the authors. In fact, there are many more in the school safety that protective fencing, television cameras or the use of metal detectors, ...