School Safety Free Period

2022-2023 Violence in schools report preview (Let's talk about swatting) 31.07.2023 ↓

With a new school year just around the corner, Dr. Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger, Esq. take some time to preview the upcoming 2022-2023 Violence in Schools Report. Looking back on the year that was to help inform and prepare educators for what is to come. For more information, head to www.eSchoolSafety.org

Our Grand Return & '23-'24 School Year Preview 25.07.2023 ↓

We're back and better than ever! Dr. Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger, Esq. are back to the always important and sometimes very fun work of the School Safety Free Period livestream and podcast! In this 'getting back into the groove' episode, your favorite Klingers talk about the work we have been up to, and give a preview of the SSFP for the '23-'24 school year.

School Safety Free Period - What's "doable", "feasible", or "desirable" for Back to School Fall 2020? 10.05.2020 ↓

In this episode of the School Safety Free Period, we'll examine some critical semantic distinctions that must drive our planning for the next school year.

School Safety Free Period - Five "Typical School Things" That Need to be Changed by the Fall of 2020. 24.04.2020 ↓

We know that eventually teachers and students will be back in school, but it won't be business as usual. In this planning-based episode of the School Safety Free Period, we'll examine 5 quintessential school elements that we need to stop doing in a post-pandemic educational system.www.eSchoolSafety.org/online-pd

School Safety Free Period - School in a Post-Pandemic World 13.04.2020 ↓

What does school look like in a post-pandemic world? As we slowly and cautiously look forward to education after Covid-19, we must reflect on what school looks like. How do we "re-start" schooling? What are some of the critical decisions that educators need to make? Join us for a cautiously optimistic discussion of "going back to school".

School Safety Free Period - Education in an AloneTogether World 26.03.2020 ↓

Education in an AloneTogether world. In this week's podcast, we'll reflect on the continuing migration from the education we used to know to our current "new normal". What will stay the same and what will change? Let's focus on ways in which we can enhance our professional practice by being AloneTogether during these uncertain times.

School Safety Free Period - Questions and Some Answers 06.12.2019 ↓

In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period we'll answer some questions from readers and listeners, and discuss the questions we get asked most frequently.

School Safety Free Period - Students or Inmates? 22.11.2019 ↓

In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period we’ll look at some of the ways in which misguided safety efforts are compromising student rights, treating them like inmates and even putting them in physical danger.

School Safety Free Period - Good Intentions Lead to Bad Results 12.11.2019 ↓

In this week's episode of the School Safety Free Period we’ll look at some of the ways in which misguided safety efforts are compromising student rights, treating them like inmates and even putting them in physical danger.

School Safety Free Period - It’s Halloween and these trends are scary! 25.10.2019 ↓

In this week’s School Safety Free Period, we’ll discuss the enduring (and troubling) legacy of Columbine, examine the proliferation of pepper spray for creating havoc in schools, and reflect on the ethical concerns raised by security companies buying their way into a recommendation as a safety partner by the national School Superintendent’s Association.

School Safety Free Period - Unintended Consequences 11.10.2019 ↓

On this week's School Safety Free Period we'll explore more bus problems, discuss the unintended consequences of anonymous tip lines, and review some random events where perception wasn't reality. Join us!