Violence in Student Writing: A School Administrator's Guide

This book gives principals and other school leaders guidance in responding to student violent writing legally while still achieving their educational goals and maintaining academic integrity. Oltman highlights and explains current court cases dealing with student violent writing; shows educators how to investigate, document, and discipline student violent writing; offers strategies for responding to the writing; and shows leaders and teachers how to collaborate in this endeavor. This book:Deals with violent writing both within the classroom and outside the classroom, including cyberbullying, texting, and Facebook writingsIncludes real-life scenarios from school administrators and teachers to help illustrate the problemsShows how to shape a positive and safe school culture where students are less likely to commit school violence