Developing Safer Schools and Communities for Our Children

Abstract

All children should feel safe and secure in their schools and communities. In today's society, children are dealing with the threat of violence in their schools and online, food insecurity, environmental risks, terrorism, and many other concerns that make them feel less safe. Our jobs as teachers and parents is to manage that risk by being prepared and protecting our children. In this book, Betsy Gunzelmann discusses the ways we can plan ahead and prepare for these threats in order to help our children feel safer and be able to focus on their school and lives.