From UNDARK Magazine

In wake of Texas shooting, some want schools to ‘harden.’ In many cases, that’s already happened.

COPS AND NO COUNSELORS

How the Lack of School Mental Health Staff Is Harming Students

Texas Education Agency

Do Police Officers Make Schools Safer

or More Dangerous?

School resource officers were supposed to prevent mass shootings and juvenile crime. But some schools are eliminating them amid a clamor from students after George Floyd’s death.

Published June 12, 2020Updated Oct. 28, 2021

‘School Hardening’

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It’s Time to Soften Schools, Not Harden Them

Typical high school schedule by a former STYC member.

For Students Struggling With Mental Health, Schools Try Time Off

Texas legislature wants to double its investment in student mental health resources

The school security industry

is valued at $3.1 billion.

Why Law Enforcement Doesn’t Belong in Schools

Gov. Abbott attributes mass shootings to mental health issues a month after cutting $211 million from mental health commission. After Uvalde, Abbott doubles down on his stance that mass shootings are an issue of mental health.

After the Uvalde mass shooting, GOP leaders are again pushing to boost school security. But similar legislation after a 2018 school shooting has fallen short of its goals, and experts said there’s no evidence such tactics work.

Texas has seen eight mass shootings over the last 13 years, and many of them sparked public debate about what legislation should be passed to prevent another one

Restorative Practices

After the mass shooting in Uvalde, Governor Greg Abbott asked the Lieutenant Governor, and House Speaker for special committees to develop legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, and firearm safety.

Ways to Implement Restorative Practices in the Classroom.

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