Editorials
One of the most important tools for student safety is communication. Dangers can’t be locked out of schools — no matter how many security cameras or safety vestibules or locks are installed — if the problem is within.
Each of the steps in the Title IX guidance involves communication: clear written policies, discussion of difficult issues; training of not just staff but students and parents; reporting clearly any incidents; communicating well with law-enforcement and child-welfare agencies; and responding to the community and media as well as to students, parents, and staff.
