School Safety in Nevada: Toward Thoughtful Responses to a Pernicious Problem

Authors

Samuel Song, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Heather Thompson, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Patrice Leverett, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Publication Title

Policy Issues in Nevada Education

Volume

3

First page number:

1

Last page number:

12

Abstract

Violence in schools and the question of how to keep schools safe has preoccupied the country, especially since the Columbine tragedy over twenty years ago and after recent events over the last few years. Research has progressed considerably over the twenty year span, leading us to understand notably that “quick fixes” in the form of simple solutions are not effective. This paper explains why simple solutions do not work and presents strategies that are supported by research in the hopes that legislators may create policies to support them.

Disciplines

Higher Education

File Format

pdf

File Size

403 KB

Language

English

Repository Citation

Song, S., Thompson, H., Leverett, P. (2019). School Safety in Nevada: Toward Thoughtful Responses to a Pernicious Problem. Policy Issues in Nevada Education, 3 1-12.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/co_educ_policy/24