The Safe & Responsive Schools Reports

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The Safe & Responsive Schools Reports

These Reports are various documents created as a result of the project on school violence prevention, school safety, and school discipline.  These documents are published papers that we are not at liberty to post on this webpage.

Braunschweig, L. R., & Dixon, R. J. (2015, February). School safety: Examining high school student perspectives on school climate. National Association of School Psychologist, Florida.

Peterson, R. L., Miller, C., & Skiba, R. (Spring, 2004). A Framework for Planning Safe and Responsive Schools. Beyond Behavior,12-16.

Skiba, R. & Peterson, R. (Winter, 2003). Teaching the social curriculum: School discipline as instruction. Preventing School Failure, 47(2), 66-72.

Skiba, R., Michael, R., Nardo, A., & Peterson, R.L. (December, 2002). The color of discipline: Sources of racial and gender disproportionality in school punishment. The Urban Review, 34(4), 317-342.

Peterson, R.L., Larson, J., and Skiba, R. (2001). School violence prevention: Current status and policy recommendations. Law & Policy, 23(3), 345-371.

Skiba, R., Strassel, A. & Peterson, R. (June, 2001). Parent involvement: Creating a positive climate. NASP Communique, 29(8),(insert).

Skiba, R., Peterson, R., Miller, C., Boone, K., McKelvey, J., Fontanini, A., Strom, T., & Simmons, A. (May, 2001). The safe and responsive schools project: Comprehensive planning for school violence prevention. NASP Communique, 29(7), 16.

Peterson, R.L. & Skiba, R. (2000). Creating School Climates which Prevent School Violence. Preventing School Failure, 44(3), 122-129.

Skiba, R., Peterson, R., Boone, K. and Fontanini, A. (Fall, 2000). Preventing school violence with comprehensive planning. Reaching Today’s Youth, 58-62.

Skiba, R. J. & Peterson, R.L. (Spring, 2000). School discipline at a crossroads: From zero tolerance to early response. Exceptional Children, 66(3), 335-347.

Skiba R. J., Peterson, R. L. & Williams, T. (January, 1999). The dark side of zero tolerance: Can punishment lead to safe schools? Phi Delta Kappan, 80(5), 372-381. Condensed and republished in Education Digest.

Skiba R. J., Peterson, R. L. & Williams, T. (August, 1997). Office referrals and suspension: Disciplinary intervention in middle schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 20(3), 1-21.