SSF Lever 2:
Student and Staff Safety
Student and staff safety involves creating a safer and healthier learning environment by addressing various challenges such as bullying, harassment, discrimination, and trauma; accessing supportive resources; having the ability and support tools to address challenging behaviors effectively; and promoting self-care, resilience, and stress management. Ensuring psychological and physical safety for students and staff is paramount, as it cultivates a conducive environment for learning and growth, fostering resilience and well-being. Safety encompasses not only physical well-being but also the establishment of trust and the cultivation of positive relationships within the school community.
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Create a secure environment for students to feel understood and connected.
Key Practice 2.1.1: Prioritize Relationships
Prioritize building relationships and trust to foster feelings of safety for students
Key Practice 2.1.2: Culture of Belonging
Engage school staff in ongoing activities that support a culture of belonging for all students and promote respectful interactions
Key Practice: 2.1.3: A Culture of Positive Relationships
Foster a culture where staff grow and learn together through intentional practices that build positive relationships
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Implementation of proactive measures to prevent bullying, harassment, and discrimination across all settings.
Key Practice 2.2.1: Social Concerns
Teach Students about harmful social concerns
Key Practice 2.2.2: Prevention Techniques
Create prevention techniques and acceptance practices
Key Practice 2.2.3: Reporting Systems
Incorporate reporting systems and protocols
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Prioritize student and staff safety by understanding and addressing the impact of trauma.
Key Practice 2.3.1: Identify and Manage Traumatic Stress
Equip students and all stakeholders with tools to identify, address, and manage traumatic stress
Key Practice 2.3.2: Self-Care
Instill self-care, resiliency, and stress management practices in all stakeholders
Key Practice 2.3.3: Skills for Self-Care
Implement opportunities to use skills and empower self-care and life balance
Key Practice 2.3.4: Staff to Connect
Create opportunities for staff to connect, share experiences, and offer mutual support in a safe and non-judgmental environment
Key Practice 2.3.5: School Leaders Environment Where it’s Okay to Ask for Help
Encourage practices where school leaders are attentive to staff well-being, provide regular check-ins, and create an environment where it’s okay to ask for help
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Ensure students are equipped with digital citizenship skills.
Key Practice 2.4.1: Digital Safety Training
Deliver digital safety training for staff, students, and parents
Key Practice 2.4.2: Integration of Digital Devices
Implement guidelines on the integration of digital devices in schools that promote health and safety
Key Practice 2.4.3: Technology Influences and Harms
Address concerns about technology influences and harms
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Implement strategies and practices to help ensure the safety of all.
Key Practice 2.5.1: Conflict Resolution Techniques
Equip staff with conflict resolution techniques to address heightened situations among parents, students, and staff members
Key Practice 2.5.2: Prioritize Safety
Prioritize the safety of both students and staff
Key Practice 2.5.3: Effective Behavioral Threat Assessment Team
Establish effective behavioral threat assessment team. School staff use the threat assessment instrument, manual, and field guide in Sentinel when forming, training for, and utilizing the behavior threat assessment team
Key Practice 2.5.4: Support with Escalated Behavior
Support staff before, during, and after escalated behavior occurs