Active shooter in educational facility

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Downs, AA, BA, MS, CAS
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Private School ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Educational Personnel ◽  
Sandy Hook Elementary School

The last decade has seen several of the most heinous acts imaginable committed against our educational facilities. In light of the recent shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe (Newtown), CT, which took the lives of 20 children and six employees, a new heightened sense of awareness for safety and security among our educational facilities was created.1 The law enforcement and public-safety community is now looking to work together with many of the educational representatives across the nation to address this issue, which affects the educational environment now and in the future. The US public and private elementary and secondary school systems’ population is approximately 55.2 million students with an additional 19.1 million students attending a 2- and 4-year college or university. These same public and private school and degree-granting institutions employ approximately 7.6 million staff members who can be an enormous threshold of potential targets.2 A terrorist's act, whether domestic, international, or the actions of a Lone Wolf against one of our educational facilities, would create a major rippling effect throughout our nation. Terrorists will stop at nothing to advance their ideology and they must continue to advance their most powerful tool—fear—to further their agenda and mission of destroying our liberty and the advanced civilization of the Western hemisphere.To provide the safety and security for our children and those who are employed to educate them, educational institutions must address this issue as well as nullify the possible threat to our national security. This thesis used official government reports and data interview methodologies to address various concerns from within our nation's educational system. Educational personnel along with safety and security experts identified, describe, and pinpointed the recommended measures that our educational institutions should include to secure our nation from within. These modifications of evaluating and updating their current emergency operations plan, if implemented correctly, will bring heightened awareness, as well as define roles and responsibilities, to everyone involved. In addition, these implementations will assist in coordinating and strengthening a multiagency partnership's among the public-safety community that will mitigate the risk to our student body, faculty, and staff, and strengthen our national security.

scholarly journals Features of physical fitness of high school students of public and private educational institutions

2014 ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Т. М. Кравчук ◽  
О. С. Сорока
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Private School ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Flexion Extension ◽  
Long Jump

Purpose — to explore the level of physical fitness of high school students of public and private schools.Material and methods. study and analysis of educational, scientific and methodological literature; interviews with experts; pedagogical supervision; teacher testing; methods of mathematical statistics. In the study involved 30 boys high school.Conclusions. When comparing the level of physical fitness of students in grades 10 institutions surveyed, found that private school students, unlike students in public with better tests for the long jump, tilt forward flexion extension arms in emphasis in the prone position and the bar and sample Ghencea. Students of public institutions have shown better results for tests flexion extension Wiese hands and tried Syerkina.The study showed that the organization of physical education of high school students surveyed institutions have both positive and negative sides. So positive is the increase in private school half the number of hours time limit and form of a wider choice of sports that students can learn both during lessons and during extra-curricular and extracurricular activities. Along with this, a lower level of health of students of private schools may indicate overloading senior training activities. 

scholarly journals Neoliberal ideology in a private Sudbury school

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marguerite Anne Fillion Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Private School ◽  
Central Valley ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
The Usa

Educational researchers have called attention to how neoliberal ideology has profoundly and detrimentally influenced public education systems, but less attention has been paid to how neoliberalism influences private educational institutions. This article examines the influence of neoliberal ideology on education in the USA through an ethnographic case study of a private Sudbury school, Central Valley Sudbury School (CVSS), whose radical unschooling philosophy positions itself in an oppositional stance towards public schools, which it perceives to be hopelessly beyond repair. CVSS represents the permeation of neoliberal ideology in education through its very existence as a private school in the growing alternative education industry. While Sudbury practitioners positioned themselves in opposition to the neoliberal policies and practices of public schools, at the micro-level of routine interaction at CVSS, neoliberalism presented itself through discourses of meritocracy and choice, individual autonomy, entrepreneurship, and education as a private good. Such a contradiction reveals that there may be more congruence between radical unschooling philosophies and neoliberal rationality than would first appear. The article contributes additional understanding to how schools—both public and private—reproduce key ideologies of the society in which they are embedded.

CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS PROCESSADOS E ULTRAPROCESSADOS POR ESCOLARES DE ARROIO DO TIGRE, RS

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Rubiane Inara Wagner ◽  
Patrícia Molz ◽  
Camila Schreiner Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Private School ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cereal Bars

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a frequência do consumo de alimentos processados e ultraprocessados e verificar a associação entre estado nutricional por adolescentes do ensino público e privado do município de Arroio do Tigre, RS. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com adolescentes, com idade entre 10 e 15 anos, de uma escola pública e uma privada de Arroio do Tigre, RS. O estado nutricional foi avaliado pelo índice de massa corporal. Aplicou-se um questionário de frequência alimentar contendo alimentos processados e ultraprocessados. A amostra foi composta por 64 adolescentes com idade média de 12,03±1,15 anos, sendo 53,1% da escola pública. A maioria dos adolescentes encontravam-se eutróficos (p=0,343), e quando comparado com o consumo de alimentos processados e ultraprocessados, a maioria dos escolares eutróficos relataram maior frequência no consumo de balas e chicletes (50,0%) e barra de cereais (51,0%), de 1 a 3 vezes por semana (p=0,004; p=0,029, respectivamente). Houve também uma maior frequência de consumo de alimentos processados e ultraprocessados como pizza (73,5%; p0,001), refrigerante (58,8%; p=0,036) e biscoito recheado (58,8%; p=0,008) entre 1 a 3 vezes por semana na escola pública em comparação a escola privada. O consumo de suco de pacote (p=0,013) foi relatado não ser consumido pela maioria dos alunos da escola particular em comparação a escola pública. Os dados encontrados evidenciam um consumo expressivo de alimentos processados e ultraprocessados pelos adolescentes de ambas as escolas, destacando alimentos com alto teor de açúcar e sódio.Palavras-chave: Hábitos alimentares. Adolescentes. Alimentos industrializados. ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to compare the frequency of consumption of processed and ultraprocessed foods and to verify the association between nutritional status by adolescents from public and private schools in the municipality of Arroio do Tigre, RS. This was a cross-sectional study conducted with adolescents, aged 10 to 15 years, from a public school and a private school in Arroio do Tigre, RS. Nutritional status was assessed by body mass index. A food frequency questionnaire containing processed and ultraprocessed foods was applied. The sample consisted of 64 adolescents with a mean age of 12.03±1.15 years, 53.1% of the public school. Most of the adolescents were eutrophic (p=0.343), and when compared to the consumption of processed and ultraprocessed foods, most eutrophic schoolchildren reported a higher frequency of bullets and chewing gum (50.0%) and cereal bars (51.0%), 1 to 3 times per week (p=0.004, p=0.029, respectively). There was also a higher frequency of consumption of processed and ultraprocessed foods such as pizza (73.5%, p0.001), refrigerant (58.8%, p=0.036) and stuffed biscuit (58.8%, p=0.008) between 1 to 3 times a week in public school compared to private school. Consumption of packet juice (p=0.013) was reported not to be consumed by the majority of private school students compared to public school. Conclusion: The data found evidenced an expressive consumption of processed and ultraprocessed foods by the adolescents of both schools, highlighting foods with high sugar and sodium content.Keywords: Food Habits. Adolescents. Industrialized Foods.

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCES IN INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
M. Ihsan Dacholfany ◽  
Eko Susanto ◽  
Andi Noviandi
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
System Improvement ◽  
The Government

Educational institutions in Indonesia are expected to produce superior human resources and compete to have insight into science and technology. To achieve this expectation, educational institutions should strive and play a role in optimizing and achieving academic excellence, particularly in education, industry relevance, for new knowledge contribution, and for empowerment. Recognizing the importance of the process of improving the quality of human resources, the government, managers of educational institutions, educators and learners in Indonesia are striving to achieve the goals, vision and mission through various activities to build a better quality education through the development of human resources development and improvement of curriculum and evaluation system, improvement of educational facilities, the development and procurement of teaching materials, and training for teachers and education personnel to be more advanced and developed than other countries.

HYGIENIC MODELING FOR THE EXAMINATION OF BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DURING THE COMMISSION STAGE

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.R. Kuchma ◽  
M.I. Stеpanova ◽  
T.V. Shumkova ◽  
I.E. Aleksandrova
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Viewing Angle ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
Learning Conditions ◽  
Children Education

For the purpose of the development of novel approaches during the commission stage, the hygienic assessment of conditions of training in specially constructed innovative building of SKOLKOVO International Gymnasium was performed. Hygienic examination of innovative architectural and planning solutions, learning conditions and hygienic modeling of the optimal placement of furniture and equipment in multi-faceted educational facilities with panoramic glazing made it possible to predict the provision of the gymnasium with an optimal level of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of students. This is achieved by the innovative layout of the gymnasium building and its territory. Hygienic specification of zoning of both buildings and premises of the educational institution, include the requirements to satisfy the hygienic criteria on children education, motor activity, organization of proper nutrition, and using the building as a center for family leisure. Hygienic modeling of educational furniture and equipment provides optimal conditions (viewing angle) for visual work of students in all multifaceted classes. The obtained data are the basis for amendments to the state sanitary and epidemiological rules and regulations in the field of organization of education and upbringing of children.

New Features Section

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Lokie
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Scholarly Publications

The eJournal is excited to provide a new FEATURES SECTION. Along with our primary purpose for scholarly publications, we want to offer an opportunity for students and community members, along with facility and staff members to share their projects, experience, and events involving civic engagement. In particular we are looking for informative contributions in the form of videos, photo essays, and other formats of media/ multimedia submissions. This includes community members and educational institutions. This section is not intended to promote or advertise an individual, intuition, or business, but rather to support and promote a cause, event, or project that articulates efforts for civic engagement.

scholarly journals Household Chores or Play Outdoors? The Intersecting Influence of Gender and School Type on Physical Activity Among Indian Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 682-691
Author(s):  
Ilana G. Raskind ◽  
Shailaja S. Patil ◽  
Nikhil Tandon ◽  
Sharanya Thummalapally ◽  
Michael R. Kramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Private School ◽  
Rate Ratio ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Active Time ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Indian Adolescents

Most Indian adolescents, particularly girls and private school students, do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). Current understanding of these sociodemographic differences is limited by a focus on exercise, which may not fully capture PA in developing countries. We examined how gender and school type are associated with multiple PA domains and whether associations with gender differ by school type. We randomly selected an equal number of girls and boys (ages 13-16 years) from public and private schools in Southern India ( n = 395). Cross-sectional 24-hour time-use surveys measured PA, which was categorized into three domains: chores, errands, and work; play; and transportation. Negative binomial and logistic regression modeled relative differences in domain-specific PA minutes and the probability of engaging in ≥60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), respectively, in the prior 24 hours. Girls and boys were equally likely to meet MVPA recommendations. However, girls spent twice as much active time completing chores, errands, and work (rate ratio = 1.98, 95% confidence interval = [1.32, 2.98]), while boys spent twice as much active time playing (rate ratio = 2.11, 95% confidence interval = [1.23, 3.62]). Public and private school girls spent more active time in chores, errands, and work than boys; however, gender differences were greater among public school students ( p value for interaction <.05). Although comparable MVPA levels for girls and boys are beneficial for physical health, girls may gain fewer cognitive, social, and emotional benefits associated with play. Additional research may clarify why the gendered burden of household responsibilities was greater among public school students. School-based programs to engage girls in active play may help reduce inequities.

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