NASSP Supports Legislation to Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools
Following an April subcommittee hearing on corporal punishment at which NASSP President Jana Frieler testified, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) today introduced the Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools...
View ArticleDepartment of Education Issues Guidance on Protecting Students from Bullying
Largely in response to the recent spike in publicized tragedies caused by bullying, the Department of Education today issued guidance on protecting students from various kinds of bullying. The...
View ArticleRep. George Miller Introduces Keeping All Children Safe Act
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced a bill known as the Keeping All Students Safe Act on April 6th. The bipartisan legislation would...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – July 2012
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Status of ESEA Reauthorization Although both the Senate and House education committees passed bills within the past year to reauthorize ESEA, none of those bills...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – January 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Status of ESEA Reauthorization Congress wrapped up 2012 with no movement on ESEA reauthorization and begins the 113th Congress with no indication of addressing...
View ArticleNASSP Advises White House, Congress on School Safety Issues
In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, NASSP has been actively meeting with White House officials and members of Congress to share our recommendations on gun...
View ArticlePresident’s Plan on School Safety Aligns with NASSP Recommendations
At an event surrounded by school children, victims of gun violence, local law enforcement officials, and education advocates on January 16, President Obama announced his plan to protect our children...
View ArticleThe President’s School Safety Plan: A Conversation with US Secretary of...
Last month, President Obama issued his vision for reducing gun violence in our communities, titled Now Is the Time. One of the four pillars of the president’s plan is to ensure the safety and security...
View ArticleNASSP Specialist for School Safety Testifies before Congress
In 1997, Bill Bond was the principal of Heath High School in Paducah, KY when one of his students brought 5 guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition into the school and shot eight students, killing three...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – April 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Senate HELP Committee Hearing on ESEA Flexibility Waivers The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee kicked off its most recent attempt to...
View ArticleStrengthen America Schools Act (S.1094) would provide additional protections...
In addition to the inclusion of NASSP supported legislation on school leadership and literacy, Senator Al Franken’s (D-MN), Student Non-Discrimination Act (S. 1088) was also incorporated in the...
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