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What Is School Safety, and Who Gets to Have It? An Interdisciplinary Conversation
Sat, April 13, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 305Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
In this panel, we examine several avenues to studying school safety from different theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary perspectives. These papers present the different ways in which school safety research is approached from policing and gun violence prevention to bullying and policy analysis. By understanding school safety within the broader notion of school climate and culture, these papers provide evidence-informed perspectives for how to ensure schools can be safe for children across disparate school communities. This collective work provides empirical and conceptual support for identifying and addressing the disproportionate experiences of students and families of color in the effort of creating safer schools. Implications for school policy, practices, programming, and engagement with children and their families are discussed.
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Policing School Problems: Examining Prevalent Issues Impacting School Safety and the Dubious Role of School Police - Elianny C. Edwards, College of the Holy Cross
Empowering Peers to Reduce Bullying and Sexual Harassment Through Bystander Intervention - Amanda B. Nickerson, University at Buffalo - SUNY
Disparities in School Safety Approaches: Implications for Gun Violence Prevention, Child Health, and Student Learning Outcomes - Sonali Rajan, Teachers College, Columbia University
School “Hardening” Measures: Do They Work? - Lucy Sorensen, University at Albany - SUNY; Laura Bellows, University of Virginia
A Racial Capitalism Perspective on School Safety: Illuminating the School-Prison Nexus and Possibilities for Transformation - Erica O. Turner, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Abigail J. Beneke, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Who Determines Whether a School Is Safe: Exploring Strategies and Possibilities for School Safety Data Collection in Schools - Aishia Brown, University of Louisville; Samantha L. Viano, George Mason University