Student Safety Antwan Jefferson, PhD As I reflect on the topic of school safety, I am reminded of the Maasai proverb, “And how are the children?” Reminded that the health of our society will be most evident in the lives of our children. And, because public Read more…
Student Safety Safety comes in many forms. By | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Often, when we think about safety in schools and other institutions of learning, our first inclination is to think of safety from threats of bodily harm — understandably so. But, it is important to recognize Read more…
Student Safety Educator perspective By | Erin Pier Safety My role as an educator is an unusual one. As the Director of Advocacy at AUL Denver (a DPS charter school, former Academy of Urban Learning), my primary responsibility is to provide court and probation support for students facing charges. At AUL, Read more…
Student Safety Student perspective By | Kalayeh Houck What does it take for a mixed-race, 12-year-old, 6th-grade LGBTQ girl to be seen? In school I don’t feel seen but at home, I am seen. I feel seen at home because I am comfortable being me, but at school, I don’t Read more…
Student Safety Community perspective By | Moe Gram Take a moment to consider what ultimate safety might feel like. What if there was never a question whether or not a student would be supported through their emotional growth? Where all students received the same information about the basic functions of human Read more…
Student Safety Scholar perspective By | Jon Wells Pragmatism, Community Inclusion, and School Safety Keeping schools safe only seems to get more complicated as our society evolves and changes its expectations of what schools provide for students. Safety and security scenarios require nuanced approaches, differing for large-scale threats like mass shootings Read more…
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