Responding to Violent Student Writing : A Guidebook for Administrators

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ISBN: 9781452203973 | 1452203970
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Copyright: 11/2/2012

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This book gives principals and other school leaders guidance in responding to student violent writing legally while still achieving their educational goals and maintaining academic integrity. Oltman highlights and explains current court cases dealing with student violent writing; shows educators how to investigate, document, and discipline student violent writing; offers strategies for responding to the writing; and shows leaders and teachers how to collaborate in this endeavor. This book: Deals with violent writing both within the classroom and outside the classroom, including cyberbullying, texting, and Facebook writings Includes real-life scenarios from school administrators and teachers to help illustrate the problems Shows how to shape a positive and safe school culture where students are less likely to commit school violence

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
About the Author	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
The Aftermath of Columbine on Student Writing	p. 1
A Brief History of School Violence	p. 1
The Columbine and Jonesboro Shootings: Writings as a Pretext for Violence	p. 2
The Columbine Effect	p. 5
The Aftermath of Columbine on the Student Writer	p. 6
Boston, Massachusetts	p. 6
Cary, Illinois	p. 7
West Warwick, Rhode Island	p. 7
Prosser, Washington	p. 7
Johnston, Rhode Island	p. 7
Summary	p. 8
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 8
For K-6 Schools	p. 8
For 7-12 Schools	p. 9
Questions to Consider	p. 9
Schooling for Citizenship: A Legal Primer for Educators	p. 11
Freedom of Expression in Today's Public Schools	p. 11
The U.S. Constitution	p. 12
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1969)	p. 13
Bethel v. Fraser (1986)	p. 15
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)	p. 16
Morse v. Frederick (2007)	p. 18
How do these cases apply to classroom writing samples?	p. 19
The True Threat Standard	p. 20
The Court's Call for Citizenship Education	p. 21
Citizenship Education Through the Curriculum	p. 22
Courts Agree: Public Schools Are More Than Books and Pencils	p. 24
Summary	p. 26
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 27
For K-6 Schools	p. 27
For 7-12 Schools	p. 28
Questions to Consider	p. 29
School Culture and Student Safety	p. 31
What Students Write About (and What It Can Say About Your School Culture)	p. 32
The School Administrator's Influence on School Culture	p. 34
Improving Your School Culture	p. 37
Summary	p. 38
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 39
For K-6 Schools	p. 39
For 7-12 Schools	p. 40
Questions to Consider	p. 41
Regulating Student Expression: Examining Your School Policy	p. 43
Why a Zero Tolerance Approach Fails Everyone	p. 43
Incorporating Legal Principles Into School Policies	p. 45
Sample Policies	p. 46
Summary	p. 48
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 48
For K-6 Schools	p. 48
For 7-12 Schools	p. 49
Questions to Consider	p. 50
Violent Writing Within the Classroom	p. 51
Freewriting Is Not the Cause of School Violence	p. 52
Writing as a Predictor of Violence	p. 54
Writing Instead of Violence	p. 55
The Unique Nature of the Writing Classroom	p. 56
"But, Teacher, I want to be the next Stephen King."	p. 57
The Lost Lesson: Purpose and Audience	p. 58
Advice for All Teachers of Writing	p. 59
Summary	p. 60
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 61
For K-6 Schools	p. 61
For 7-12 Schools	p. 61
Questions to Consider	p. 62
Violent Writing Beyond the Classroom	p. 63
Off-Campus Writings	p. 63
Cases Where Schools Prevailed	p. 64
Cases Where Students Prevailed	p. 65
Cyberbullying, Texting, and Facebook Writings	p. 66
When the Violent Writing Targets You	p. 67
Staying Informed	p. 68
Summary	p. 69
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 70
For K-6 Schools	p. 70
For 7-12 Schools	p. 70
Questions to Consider	p. 71
Communicating With Teachers About Violence in Student Writing	p. 73
Conversing With Teachers Before the School Year Begins	p. 73
Recognizing Potential Syllabus Problems	p. 75
Reviewing Teacher Classroom Policies	p. 75
Suggesting Teaching Methods When You Are Not a Writing Teacher	p. 76
Continuing the Conversation	p. 77
Summary	p. 77
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 78
For K-6 Schools	p. 78
For 7-12 Schools	p. 78
Questions to Consider	p. 79
Threat Assessment for Student Violent Writing Incidents	p. 81
Assessment Does Not Mean Profiling	p. 83
Listening and Threat Assessment	p. 85
Keep a Copy of Student Writing	p. 86
A Sample Threat Assessment Form for Student Violent Writing Incidents	p. 87
Summary	p. 89
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 89
For K-6 Schools	p. 89
For 7-12 Schools	p. 90
Questions to Consider	p. 91
Acting and Responding to Student Violent Writing	p. 93
The Need for a Timely Response	p. 93
Responding Reasonably to All Student Violent Writing	p. 95
Creating a Documentation Trail	p. 96
Potential Administrative Responses	p. 96
Summary	p. 98
Practical Applications for Teachers and Administrators	p. 98
For K-6 Schools	p. 98
For 7-12 Schools	p. 99
Questions to Consider	p. 99
Appendix	p. 101
References and Further Reading	p. 103
Index	p. 109
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