Explains school safety rules, including what to do during a fire drill and what to do if someone gets hurt.

Explains school bus safety rules, with information on getting on and off the bus and helping the driver by letting him drive safely, without distraction.

Explains car passenger safety rules, including using seatbelts, not distracting the driver, and exiting safely.

Explains street safety rules, with information about crossing streets, avoiding strangers, and finding help.

Explains bicycle safety rules, including using a helmet, crossing roads, riding safely near others, and using turn signals.

We are in an era where security measures have become commonplace in our schools--metal detectors, school safety officers, and even armed police in the hallways. However, despite all these precautions, many of our schools are still not considered safe. In this book, experts on school violence provide guidelines for incorporating the principles of social and emotional learning and character education into school safety and crisis-preparedness programs. They cover widespread concerns, ranging from bullying and social exclusion to gang-related violence, as well as major catastrophic events--like 9/11.