school safety

Bullet Proof Backpacks

I get the concept, but why would they be considered essential items? Are we really so bad off that every child needs a bullet proof backpack? I have an 8 year old, and I just can't see buying a...

Is anyone else concerned about safety w/ schools that have only 1 entrance/exit?

I moved to North Carolina last May from Florida. I cannot believe the lack of safety for our children with the new school my son attends. It's an elementary school to boot! There is only 1...

Looking the bully in the face

The Associated Press reported by way of The New York Times that New York City schools have new rules for tackling bullying.Yesterday, Mayer Michael R. Bloomberg announced new policies for dealing...

Keeping up with the times, or crossing the line?

CNN has more on a topic BoardBuzz highlighted last month: school districts setting stricter rules about teachers communicating electronically with students.The concern is that such one-on-one...

A new class clown

Associated Press (by way of USA Today) reported about one of BoardBuzz's biggest concerns: bullying. ( A topic we covered both here and here before.) What intrigued us this time, you may ask? The...

Support for students

BoardBuzz was intrigued by this article that came to us by way of ABCNews.com. It seems that increased cultural awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues is allowing teens...

Bus brouhaha

Enough rowdy students travel on school buses everyday that their antics don’t usually make it to YouTube or the national news. But fights become more media-worthy when the bus driver joins the fray....

Would you pay $700,000 to chaperone your child’s field trip?

Parent chaperones generally have enough to worry about on a field trip, from maintaining basic order to keeping kids safe. A recent trend of court decisions may add personal liability to the list of...

How far is too far?

Schools across the country have asked themselves this question many times, when trying to figure out the most effective approach for educating students on alcohol awareness.Drinking and driving...

We can't even begin to imagine...

If you haven't yet heard Melissa Block's deeply moving accounton NPR of the school tragedy in Chengdu, find a quiet few minutes to listen to some powerful reporting. Our hearts go out to the bereaved...

Spinning Wheels

Remember the feeling of the adult in your life letting go of the bike seat and sailing off into the empty space with speed, grace, and perhaps an abrupt stop into some bushes? Can you hear the...

Facebook commits to online safety

This morning BoardBuzz read about the scoop from TechCrunch:The Attorney General of Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, is about to make an announcement at noon ET that he and the attorneys general...