School Safety and Gun Violence
“Students have a right to attend school and receive a quality education that is equal for all young people and free from violence.”
Listed below are tips and resources for teachers:
- Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
- Resources for Talking and Teaching About the School Shooting in Florida
- Can High School Students Make a Real Impact on the Problem of Gun Violence in the United States?
- 10 Ways to Talk to Students About Sensitive Issues in the News
- The Right to Safe Schools: A Newly Recognized Inalienable Right
- Nine Ways to Help Students Discuss Guns and Violence
- Guidelines for Discussing Incidents of Hate, Bias, and Discrimination. University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
- Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide. Southern Poverty Law Center
Here are some discussion questions from the readings:
- How many people were killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida?
- How did this shooting compare with others in the US?
How have other students — and parents — responded? - What was your own reaction to the shooting?
- Do students have a right to ask officials what they are doing to make schools safe?
- Could you organize a meeting of students to discuss the issues?
- Could you use your cell phone or social media to invite other students to the meeting?
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