Student Threat Assessment in Memphis City Schools: A Descriptive Report

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      Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22201-5704. Tel: 612-276-0140; Fax: 612-276-0142; Web site: http://www.ccbd.net/behavioraldisorders/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      13
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Urban Schools; Evaluation; Violence; Prevention; School Safety; Student Behavior; Student Characteristics; Discipline; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Special Education; Attendance
    • Subject Terms:
      Tennessee
    • ISSN:
      0198-7429
    • Abstract:
      Threat assessment has been widely recommended as a violence prevention approach for schools, but there are few reports of its implementation. Memphis City Schools adapted the Virginia threat assessment guidelines (Cornell & Sheras, 2006) for use by a centralized team serving 194 schools and a student population of 118,000. This article describes 209 student threats referred for assessment during a single school year and the resulting educational placements and disciplinary consequences. There were no reports of students carrying out any of the violent threats. These results support further examination of student threat assessment as a promising approach to dealing with student threats. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.)
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    • Number of References:
      16
    • Publication Date:
      2010
    • Accession Number:
      EJ888364