http://blog.schooltipline.com School safety news, prevention research, service tips and tricks Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most Oregon Schools Removed From Safety Watch List BY ROB MANNING Portland, OR  October 28, 2009       Most of the Oregon schools on last year’s safety watch list have come off of it - including one that had been on the list for four years. Rob Manning reports.   The federal No Child Left Behind law ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=2033 [caption id="attachment_2030" align="alignnone" width="385" caption="Jeremy Jarvis, left, and his brother Denver are among five teenagers charged in the attack."][/caption] Mom of teen set on fire: 'This violence has to stop' Thursday, October 15, 2009 TBO.com The mother of a South Florida teenager who authorities say was set on fire by five classmates made an ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=2028 Rev. Jackson: teen violence a 'state of emergency' Bernie Tafoya Reporting WBBM Newsradio 780 CHICAGO (WBBM) - Rev. Jesse Jackson says there's a "state of emergency" in Chicago over the issue of students trying to travel safely across neighborhood lines to the schools they attend. He highlighted that this morning by taking a yellow ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=2024 [caption id="attachment_2012" align="aligncenter" width="180" caption="Kaleb Eulls, star football player and hero"][/caption] This story from WTHR.com: "More than 20 students are safe today thanks to the quick work of a star football player. Kaleb Eulls saved the day when police say a 14-year-old pulled out a loaded gun on the bus. Grainy video from ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=2009 "When  Kevin Epling complained about his eighth-grade son being bullied by upperclassmen, police chalked it up to kids being kids. When Brenda High lobbied legislators in her state to pass anti-bullying legislation, she was surprised at how many blew her off. Bullying, they shrugged, was just part of growing up. No ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=2006 [caption id="attachment_2002" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Teacher, Kennet Santana, who restrained the youth attacking Hillsdale High School."] [/caption] "The 17-year-old held in the pipe bomb attack on a San Mateo high school was a "techno-wizard" who told his family he was building model rockets as he assembled his explosive devices from material he bought ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=2000 "Before 21st-century technology entered the education landscape, students faced the prospect of walking down to the principal or counselor's office to report bullying. While that option still remains, students have another way to let the principal know about problems that arise in school - all while remaining anonymous. Twin Falls' Canyon ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=1995 "With a master's degree in school administration, Cole Kelley could have gone almost anywhere. The trouble is he didn't want to. After teaching two years at American Fork High School, he knew that was where he wanted to stay. He is fulfilling many of the duties of an assistant principal, without ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=1991 With the new school year fast approaching everyone is preparing. Parents and students are buying school supplies. While teachers and administrators are finishing up lesson plans a schedules.  They are many things that have to be done to be prepared for back to school. There are also several things that ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=1986 This story from Kansas City infozine.com: "Evidence demonstrating the long-term effects of bullying combined with high-profile incidents of school violence have led to greater support for anti-bullying initiatives. More than three-quarters of elementary and middle schools participated in anti-bullying programs in 2006, according to the National School Boards Association. Anti-bullying efforts have ... http://blog.schooltipline.com/?p=1982