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Student safety

Mental health crisis: Why Seattle schools are suing 4 social media giants

Matt Zalaznick -
They are demanding action from TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook—the social media giants they see as key culprits in the rampant mental health crisis affecting today's youth.

Do LGBTQ students in your state feel safer at school or at home?

Matt Zalaznick -
More than half of the LGBTQ youth identified their schools as affirming spaces compared to less than four in 10 who said the same about their homes, according to a national survey.

Virginia superintendent “in shock” after first-grader shoots teacher

Micah Ward -
Abby Zwerner was taken to a local hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after she was shot by her 6-year-old student during an altercation.

Death threat against staff member’s family closes district for a full week

Matt Zalaznick -
Richmond Community Schools in Michigan shut down after a threatening note was discovered just as staff returned from winter break.

Are the apps students use at school actually safe? Research may prove otherwise

Micah Ward -
A new report by Internet Safety Labs reveals that 96% of education apps share students' personal information with third parties, including advertisers.

More districts are mandating masks to keep schools open around the holidays

Matt Zalaznick -
Rising illnesses and, consequently, absent students and staff are forcing district leaders to mandate masks as a safety precaution after winter break.

‘Tripledemic’ of illnesses is forcing new school mask mandates

Matt Zalaznick -
Schools leaders are taking fresh precautions to prevent a "tripledemic" of COVID, flu and RSV from exploding when students and staff return from holiday gatherings. 

Is school policing the best way to protect students? Definitely not all of them

Micah Ward -
In the last decade, there have been at least 285 cases of police violence against students, and underrepresented students are the most at risk.

These are the top 10 education stories of 2022

Micah Ward -
Salaries, school safety and security, and—way back at the beginning—COVID were top of mind for district leaders clicking on DA Daily.

You’ll be inspired by this school’s mental health first aid ‘first responders’

Matt Zalaznick -
Students at Wayne Valley High School are getting mental health first aid from classmates who have been trained to spot danger signs of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and other mental crises.

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