Healthy and Safe School Environment

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A Healthful and Safe

 
School Environment
Rationale

 Society recognizes that schools are responsible for


providing a healthful and safe school environment
that optimizes opportunities for learning and
growth.
 Schools are a major part of the environment of
students and school staff.
School Environment

 Environment – “The multitude of dynamic


conditions that are external to a person.
 ”Two types:
-Supportive: creates healthful choices or protects the
well being of the student.
-Non-supportive: detracts from commitment for
healthful behavior.
7 Physical Conditions Necessary for Optimal Learning &
Development

1.School size
2. Lighting
3. Color choices
4. Temperature/ventilation
5. Noise control
6.Sanitation/Cleanliness
7.Accessibility
Emotional Environments

 Feelings, expectations, experiences that affect


students’ development
 Warm and non-threatening learning environments
promote health and learning
 Teacher’s personality and behavior determine
emotional climate
Effective Classroom Management

 The use of managerial skills by teachers to


decrease disruptive behavior
 Promotes student achievement and self-control
 Having clearly defined classroom rules will
diminish discipline problems
 Discipline is training that corrects and improves
student behavior
Providing a Safe School Environment

The important concepts are as follows:


 Safe school transportation
 Safe playgrounds
 Disaster and emergency preparedness
Teacher’s Responsibilities

 Proper reporting of accidents/injuries


 Assessing/correcting potential safety hazards
 Providing proper first aid when needed
 Establishing safety procedures in the classroom
 Providing appropriate supervision of students at all times
 Prevent negligence: failure to act reasonably prudent
Protecting Students’ Health and Safety

 School violence
 School security measures
 Sexual harassment
 Drug use
 Tobacco use
 Bloodborne pathogens
Providing Proper Nutrition

 Shared responsibility among all community


members
 School food service should serve healthful foods
 Following guidelines, such as the food pyramid,
provide low-cost funding for students

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