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School violence is a growing concern, here’s some ways to resolve it

Joey Melvin, Director of Center for Safe Schools, said school violence is everything from an assault to a school shooting, serious injury, or death that was caused by a someone or multiple people. He also said, that the high impact school violence events are extremely low frequency but may be taking place because of what’s taking place in the school’s community, peer pressure, mental health issues, and more.

By Aniya Faulcon

Harrisburg School District administrators are looking for ways to reduce incidents of violence among students

“Collectively, everyone in this room has to be part of the equation.”

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

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Inclusive school climate stressed as one way to prevent student violence

A recent training for a group in Lancaster County addressed the softer skills around how to assess and prevent threats.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
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