CURI 6541 SUNY Empire State University
Students, parents, and school staff deserve a safe learning environment. Yet headlines of violence, bullying, and drug abuse have shown the vulnerability of schools. This course explores the background and data about the severity of safety issues facing schools today and provides the strategies and tools to address them. This course will provide you with tools, activities, checklists, strategies, and tips. Some issues that will be addressed are bullying, substance abuse, internet safety, violent school issues, suicide, school avoidance, and mental health awareness.
Required Text:Safe and Peaceful Schools: Addressing Conflict and Eliminating Violence, ISBN# 978-14129-8675-5
Books can be purchased at your favorite bookstore.
Be mindful that New York State requires ALL students enrolled in a SUNY school to show proof of their MMR Immunization and Meningitis Vaccination when they have enrolled in a total of six or more credits that involve face-to-face instruction with an individual institution. (Online course work does not apply) The form is also available online
https://www.esc.edu/media/shared-assets/forms/F-314B-Immunization-Form.pdf