Association of California School Administrators
Volume 48, No. 1 | September/October 2018
Features
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A comprehensive approach to school safety
The Sweetwater Union High School District experienced a marked increase in the number of
school threats over the 2017-2018 school year. Now they have developed a comprehensive
all-hazards approach to school safety.
By John Czajkowski, Sonia Picos and Manny Rubio
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Columns
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To Our Readers
Real-time concepts and
real-world experiences can
move education leaders one
step closer to understanding
school and student safety.
By Pete Pillsbury and Dick Loveall
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Student mental health and wellness:
Best practices for educational leaders
With roughly 300 high schools in California, protecting the health and well-being of young
people is an ethical imperative for all professionals working with students.
By Dr. Jeremy Meadows and Dr. Trista Ramirez
By Holly Edds
Leadership
Lessons learned from a high school shooting
In 1992, Olivehurst was the scene of a school shooting where
four people died and nearly a dozen were injured. Leaders
share their experiences of what they confronted that day and
weeks and months later.
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A Practitioner’s Thoughts on School Safety
School safety is not just about having a plan. It also includes making sure that staff and stu-
dents know how to respond to potential threats.
By Dr. Corey Willenberg
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Ensuring Students Feel
Safe At School
Students at a high-security
urban middle school are sur-
veyed about school safety
before and after the Florida
school shooting.
By Sarah Benardy and Dr.
Regula Schmid
The School Violence Triangle
An inside look at how mental
health issues provide fuel for
violence.
By Dr. Robert Mancuso
Making Schools Safer: It’s the New Normal
A 7th grade student that had gone home ill returned to school after
lunch, saying he felt better. Instead of going to class, he went to a
classroom and pulled out a loaded gun.
By Marco Villegas
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Why restorative practices and community matter more than ever
in the era of school shootings
Never in all my years as an education did I consider that a new question should now come to
mind: How do we as a school keep our students safe from gun violence?
By Miriam Singer
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Addressing students’ social, emotional, and behavioral well-being
In Riverside Unified School District parents voice an urgent call
for additional social, emotional and behavioral support for their
children.
By Dr. Katarina Roy Schanz
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We need a bigger clicker
Teachers are our first responders in every school incident. As
first responders, we should be focusing on what they can do and what works to minimize
violence in schools.
By Flip Flippen
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