Category: School

  • Crisis Intervention: School-Based Crisis Teams

    Table of Contents Introduction Three Levels of Crisis Intervention Model School-Based Teams and the Methods of Their Work Conclusion. Prevention Is Better than Cure Reference List Introduction The crisis has become one of the burning issues in our times. According to Frieda F. Brown and Jackson P. Rainer, the crisis is “the presence of an…

  • A School Crisis Response Team After a Shooting

    The school crisis team takes part in paying very important roles in such situations as multicultural crisis response and there should be selection of appropriate teams (Silver & Klotz, 2007). Where possible, the members of this team have to stand in for the linguistic as well as cultural composition of the community that forms the…

  • “Finally High School Is Over” by Abu-Bakr Muhammad

    “Finally, high school is over,” softly said Abu-Bakr Mohammed to himself as he walked down the sandy road that led to his village from the school he had attended for the last six years. Abu, as most of his friends called him, was excited beyond measure because he had made the first step towards becoming…

  • The Problem of Shooting in Schools

    The problem of shooting in schools is now becoming more and more prominent. Dozens of students die every year in mass shootings in educational institutions. At the same time, the public is wondering about the work of rescuers and freedom of information. This also includes free access to 911 audio recordings that anyone can listen…

  • Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton Lawsuit Facts

    Table of Contents Introduction Facts and Questions before the Court Procedural History Holding of the Court Legal Reasoning Summation References Introduction Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton is a lawsuit in which the U.S. Supreme Court found Oregon’s student-athletes selective drug testing policy in compliance with the U.S. Constitution, particularly the Fourth Amendment. According to…

  • Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.: Case Description and Its Future Implications

    Table of Contents The Case The Parties Parties’ Positions and Arguments Holding of the Court before the SCOTUS Supreme Court Majority and Dissent Future Implications References The Case This memo introduces the information regarding the case of Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. The case was discussed at the Supreme Court of the United States…

  • Mexican Americans’ Struggle for Integrated Schools in the Civil Rights Era

    Table of Contents World War II Period Civil Rights Era Free Public Schools Conclusion Works Cited One may think that African Americans were the only population group that experienced the tragedy of segregation and unfair treatment in the USA’s civil rights period. However, the country’s history knows some other, no less excruciating, examples. Among such,…

  • School Shootings: Literature Study

    Kerr S. E. M. (2018). Columbine school shooting. In: Gun violence prevention? (pp. 57-71). Palgrave Macmillan. The chapter from this book is dedicated to the notorious and terrible event of 1999 – the mass and violent shooting at Columbine school. The author proves the powerful impact of this tragedy as “seven out of nine school…

  • Language-Rich Environment in Hong Kong Schools

    Introduction Creating a language-rich environment is a complex process that requires significant effort at each stage. To study a foreign language, a student must put forth the effort, so having the desire and knowledge of why they are doing it is crucial. When it comes to school-age students, it is essential to understand the child’s…

  • Incorporating Translanguaging in Middle School ESL Instruction

    Abstract A substantial body of research findings in the field of language teaching and learning report that the successful use of one’s native language (L1) can facilitate the acquisition of a second language (L2) (Almoayidi, 2018). The growing desire to learn an additional language has resulted in many English as a Second Language (ESL) or…