School Safety And Security Lessons In Danger

Download or read book Lessons in Danger written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are a number of challenges which schools face in trying to ensure the safety of their pupils, including the risks of accidents, bullying, vandalism and violence; and in some countries the range of incidents is increasing. This publication contains papers presented at an international conference on school safety and security, held in February 2002 and jointly organised by the OECD and the U.S, Department of Education. The papers are organised under five key themes: risk assessment; crisis planning and management; infrastructure issues relating to building design and security measures; collaborative approaches; education, training and support.