Sounding the Alarm in the Schoolhouse

Dr. Nicholas D. Young has worked in diverse educational roles for more than 30 years, serving as a principal, special education director, graduate professor, graduate program director, graduate dean, and longtime superintendent of schools. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year; and he completed a distinguished Fulbright program focused on the Japanese educational system through the collegiate level.Dr. Christine N. Michael is a more than 40-year educational veteran with a variety of professional experiences. She holds degrees from Brown University, Rhode Island College, Union Institute and University, and the University of Connecticut, where she earned a PhD in education, human development, and family relations. Her previous work has included middle and high school teaching, higher education administration, college teaching, and educational consulting. She has also been involved with Head Start, Upward Bound, national non-profits Foundation for Excellent Schools and College for Every Student, and the federal Trio programs and has published widely on topics in education and psychology.Jennifer A. Smolinski received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Connecticut. She then earned a Masters of Arts in Psychology and Counseling as well as a Masters of Higher Education Student Affairs from Salem State University before completing a Juris Doctor of Law from Massachusetts School of Law. Attorney Smolinski is currently an EdD in Educational Leadership and Supervision candidate at American International College, where she is focusing her research on special education and laws to protect students with disabilities in the classroom.

It is essential that all school administrators, teachers, staff, stakeholders, students, families and communities read Sounding the Alarm in the Schoolhouse. Strikingly revealed is that school violence does not just occur in the United States, but across the entire world and can be far more emotionally harmful than anyone realizes. In their work, the authors provide strategies and suggestions that will ensure safety is paramount for all students but take particular care to provide strategies for lesser recognized groups of students, such as students with disabilities and other marginalized populations.

• AcknowledgementPrefaceChapter 1: The Evolution of School Security: Historical to Contemporary ConsiderationsChapter 2: Understanding Variations of Violence: Defining “Safety” in the SchoolhouseChapter 3: Crisis in the Classroom: The Mental Health Concerns of Children and AdolescentsChapter 4: Protocols and Preemptive Preparation: Effective Interventions that Support StudentsChapter 5: Proactive and Protective Programs: Active Engagement to Foster School SafetyChapter 6: Creating the Peaceable Kingdom: Cultivating Student Well-Being and ConnectednessReferencesAbout the Authors