Educators are being met with violence and aggression from various sources. Read how it's causing them to consider leaving the profession. #K12 #Teachers
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Urgent Concern for Educators Post-pandemic, violence against educators has surged to levels even higher than before. A new study by the APA reveals that 80% of teachers faced verbal threats from students, and physical violence incidents have also spiked. This growing crisis is leading more educators to consider leaving the profession, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive policies to protect our educators and improve school climates. https://lnkd.in/epcdfZBi
Violence, aggression against educators grew post-pandemic
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Our people and institutions reflect challenges in our society. The incidents of student violence are because children are products of their environment, some of whom are schooled in criminality in the home and community whether parents are present or absent. Their environs have cultivated special needs which compound other challenges such as ADHD. We must discard the one size educational experience and find the right size and fit for each student. Interrupt what we know is clearly wrong and not working like promoting students without literacy and numeracy skills. Who has the patience to develop an argument and go point to point, and, who has the patience to listen. How many adults in your interviews can even allow the other party to complete their point. How many of us were taught to form lines at school? You go in a wholesale and immediately shout your order and ignore everyone their before you. You are in a hurry so the other driver must get out of the way, and you are so important you get to drive on the other side of the road. Our children have found it easier to fight than use dialogue to resolve conflict. There are other issues at play. How many of our students are assessed for learning disabilities, or other conditions on the autism spectrum or ADHD and special needs? What about students who fail because their teachers fail, and resist new learning tools and mechanisms and stick to chalk and talk. How do we fix this? Put away the one size fits all approach to education and pedagogy. Differentiated learning experiences are critical to meaningful student engagement. Boys and girls learn differently. Interventions of different types and delivered in different modalities are needed. Improved CSEC passes cannot happen until fundamental concepts of literacy and numeracy are in place. We need to INTERRUPT the curriculum and standardized exams for students who need help. Yes, do not put them forward for exams, put them in a different learning environment with different goals and build on that. How many of them are even going to pass CSEC? A fish, an elephant, a cat, a giraffe and a bird cannot pass the same animal exam. We are too focused on exam sitting and passing instead of learning and education. Everyone can be taught, even your pets. You teach your babies please and thank you. A friend of mine taught her son colours using Skittles candy, and for everyone he got wrong she ate it. We need different models of education, different means of teaching and learning and we must incorporate technology. Increase boarding schools for students who need a more enabling environment and a chance for positive life outcomes. These are my insights. CVM Television Sunrise Programme on student conflict: https://lnkd.in/eq6Rnn8d
Reducing Violence In Schools - Jody Grizzle | Sunrise April 23, 2024 | CVMTV
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Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) and Safety Plans are meant to keep students safe when they have a behavior crisis. However, schools consistently fail to use the strategies outlined in these plans. In addition, they fail to provide training to their employees. Last year, I advocated for a student, who even though they had an IEP, BIP, and safety plan, was arrested in their home for an incident that had happened on the school bus. We later learned that the student’s aide, bus driver, and monitor had not been given copies of the student's plans and had received no training on any of the crucial strategies outlined in both plans. Despite having all the tools meant to keep them safe, this student ended up handcuffed, arrested, and spent 7 hours in police custody without a parent or advocate present because of systemic failures. That student was my daughter, and her experience is not unique. The arrest of autistic students during a behavior crisis occurs frequently in every county of Middle Tennessee. Although these failures occur regularly, we continue to ask parents to have faith in tools and policies that fail over and over again. Throughout that day, the thought that crossed my mind was, "If my daughter, who was lucky enough to have a parent deeply involved in advocacy, experienced this, what about students whose parents aren't connected to the disability community?" We have a responsibility to enact policies that protect our students from being traumatized and we must begin to hold school districts accountable when these incidents occur. We cannot continue to allow SROs and school administrators to keep victimizing vulnerable students #PartnersTN30! #autismtn #tulanesphtm #behaviormanagement #policychange #communitysuppprt
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These threats are making it so difficult to work constructively with families. It is keeping everyone frozen in a hyper-alert state, even if they really want to change. It is expensive, abusive and makes no logical sense. Humans need to feel safe to change. If you threaten humans, by reflex they close down their sound processing. Sound is connected to other senses and motor skills via the vestibular system. To maximise learning we need to find a better solution, just controlling a person and keeping them contained in a room is not education. Let's make our children fit to learn and fit for life! www.fit-2-learn.com Department for Education Chartered College of Teaching Catherine McKinnell MP #motorsensoryintegration #abuse #safety #cognition #skillsforlife https://lnkd.in/dcHagfuJ
Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents
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Conformity is a typical trait of a neo-liberal society, whereby schooling is highly regulated, and preparing children for the work force ahead of them… rather than seeing them as individuals. This is such a sad case for our schools. Rigid policies will only be a case for increased numbers of behavioural issues… why can’t we be more flexible in our approach to schooling? Playing to children’s strengths and uniqueness rather than forcing them to become part of a uniformed collective?
Another account hits the news of a school implementing extremely controlling behavioural policies, in the name of turning the school around. All these pieces report similar approaches - immediate detentions escalating quickly to isolation for minor infractions, including uniform and equipment issues. Staff encouraged to be rigidly consistent, and penalised if they aren't. The results are predictable. Kids start to dislike school, parents start to protest, and undercover teachers say it's a toxic environment, but they don't dare say so in public. And then people in power say that the parents and kids are making it up and it's only one side of the story. If they are making it up, it's odd that so many of them say the same thing. Why are we hearing about so many schools punishing kids for missing green pens, or the wrong colour socks? It's down to the Broken Window theory. Sweat the small stuff and you won’t have to worry about the big stuff. This is based on broken window policing. The idea is that if you leave the broken window in a neighbourhood people will think that it’s uncared for and not monitored, and more disorder will follow. The neighbourhood will go downhill. Mend the windows, and you can stop that from happening. In some British schools, however, the idea that the way to turn a school around is to 'sweat the small stuff’ has turned into an obsession with uniform details, missing equipment and everyone doing things the same. Line ups in the morning and inspections at tutor group. Petty control, in the name of ‘sweating the small stuff’. It makes it hard for parents to complain, because schools will say it’s part of their overall strategy to turn behaviour around. Let them wear non-regulation socks and next thing you know they'll be dealing drugs at the school gate. The result? Schools are seeing broken windows where before there was just a pane of glass. They’re finding windows which weren’t actually broken, but are just designed differently to other windows, or perhaps were left slightly open. Young people and their parents say it creates a negative environment, where kids feel that they are only noticed when they do something wrong - and it’s easy to get things wrong. Some teachers say the same. Staff are leaving and some of them are speaking out. Some kids get into a spiral of being constantly pulled up for minor infractions and pushing back. Because that is what some kids do. They push back. They want to be able to make some choices in their lives, and they resist petty control. They say No. For them, sweating the small stuff has exactly the opposite effect that is intended. The small stuff gets bigger and bigger. Cracked windows appear in places where there weren’t even windows before. Broken glass is everywhere you look. The kids fall apart - and still the same strategy continues. https://lnkd.in/eGETvhPX
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𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗵 𝗪𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻 Our latest information brief provides helpful insights about widespread violence in schools in #SierraLeone. Some critical findings include: ➡ Violence, in all its forms - physical, economic, emotional, and sexual - is widespread. ➡ School staff are more aware of the issue, but the Teachers’ Code of Conduct needs better enforcement. ➡ Despite knowing violence against learners is prohibited, it remains tolerated and accepted as normal in many schools. ➡ Schools are more focused on preventing violence than responding to it. ➡ Learners and parents are hesitant to report violence due to a lack of confidentiality, fear of retaliation and lack of sanctions towards perpetrators. Understanding these challenges is crucial for developing effective strategies to tackle school violence. Learn more about our findings and recommendations in the information brief. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3xLE0mx #StopSchoolViolence #SafeSchools #EducationForAll #LehWiLan Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Conrad Sackey Cambridge Education
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Another account hits the news of a school implementing extremely controlling behavioural policies, in the name of turning the school around. All these pieces report similar approaches - immediate detentions escalating quickly to isolation for minor infractions, including uniform and equipment issues. Staff encouraged to be rigidly consistent, and penalised if they aren't. The results are predictable. Kids start to dislike school, parents start to protest, and undercover teachers say it's a toxic environment, but they don't dare say so in public. And then people in power say that the parents and kids are making it up and it's only one side of the story. If they are making it up, it's odd that so many of them say the same thing. Why are we hearing about so many schools punishing kids for missing green pens, or the wrong colour socks? It's down to the Broken Window theory. Sweat the small stuff and you won’t have to worry about the big stuff. This is based on broken window policing. The idea is that if you leave the broken window in a neighbourhood people will think that it’s uncared for and not monitored, and more disorder will follow. The neighbourhood will go downhill. Mend the windows, and you can stop that from happening. In some British schools, however, the idea that the way to turn a school around is to 'sweat the small stuff’ has turned into an obsession with uniform details, missing equipment and everyone doing things the same. Line ups in the morning and inspections at tutor group. Petty control, in the name of ‘sweating the small stuff’. It makes it hard for parents to complain, because schools will say it’s part of their overall strategy to turn behaviour around. Let them wear non-regulation socks and next thing you know they'll be dealing drugs at the school gate. The result? Schools are seeing broken windows where before there was just a pane of glass. They’re finding windows which weren’t actually broken, but are just designed differently to other windows, or perhaps were left slightly open. Young people and their parents say it creates a negative environment, where kids feel that they are only noticed when they do something wrong - and it’s easy to get things wrong. Some teachers say the same. Staff are leaving and some of them are speaking out. Some kids get into a spiral of being constantly pulled up for minor infractions and pushing back. Because that is what some kids do. They push back. They want to be able to make some choices in their lives, and they resist petty control. They say No. For them, sweating the small stuff has exactly the opposite effect that is intended. The small stuff gets bigger and bigger. Cracked windows appear in places where there weren’t even windows before. Broken glass is everywhere you look. The kids fall apart - and still the same strategy continues. https://lnkd.in/eGETvhPX
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“School-level use of restorative practice caused declines in schoolwide student misbehavior, gang membership, victimization, depressive symptoms, and substance abuse. Schools that increased utilization of restorative practices also saw improvements in average school GPA and school climate.” Let’s chat about simple great solutions to blending restorative practices into existing programs.
Fostering Belonging, Transforming Schools: The Impact of Restorative Practices
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"*Teachers Play a Vital Role in Supporting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence* A recent round table discussion with teachers highlighted the crucial role they play in supporting survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). Teachers are often the first point of contact for students who have experienced GBV, and they can provide a safe and non-judgmental space for students to share their experiences. The discussion emphasized the importance of teachers: - Providing emotional support and validation - Connecting survivors with resources and services - Creating a safe and supportive learning environment - Promoting healthy relationships and consent practices - Receiving training and resources to better support survivors By recognizing the vital role teachers play in supporting survivors of GBV, we can work together to create a safe and supportive environment for all students. #GBVSupport #TeacherTraining #SafeLearningEnvironment" *Amb.Scholastica Ighorodje-Ekohwo Executive *Director for Shecoops* *Empowerment Initiative*
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According to recent data, incidents of bullying and hate in NJ schools are on the rise. “𝘐𝘯 2022, 281 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘒-12 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 7,672 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2021-2022 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥.” Experts in the article say improving school cultures to be more positive and welcoming is the most effective strategy for reducing bullying and hate crimes. Take a look at what additional resources are needed and a closer look at the amount of students that have been affected by bullying in NJ the past few years. https://lnkd.in/ggE85EQu If your child has experienced bullying in school, connect with me for additional guidance and support. ☎️ 201-488-7211 ext. 215 📧 mfarhi@nklaw.com 🌐 https://lnkd.in/dkdHD6xA . . . #StopBullying #SafeSchools #NJEducation
Bullying and hate crimes increase in NJ schools | NJ Spotlight News
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