General  Strategies to   Create a  Safe,  Healthy  School  Physical  Environment

This section of the framework discusses the general condition of the physical environment of the school on learning and school climate. These include maintenance and facilities planning and management.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Crowe TD, (1990). Designing safer schools. School Safety
• RCMP. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design  
• Moore RC, (1996). Outdoor settings for playing and learning: Designing schools grounds to meet the needs of the whole child and the whole curriculum, NAMTA Journal
• Health Canada, (nd). Indoor Air Quality
• Center for the Prevention of School Violence. (nd). How To Determine If Your School is Secure, Safe, Orderly.
• Higginbotham J. 1997. Is Your Security Budget Used Effectively?
• Fickes M. 1998. Guns, Knives and Schools. A violent incident can happen anywhere, in any school, at any time. Here is a strategy to reduce the number of weapons coming into your school.
• Peters R. Site Design for Greater Security.
• Dorn M. 1998. Make School Safety a Priority.
• Trump KS. 1999. Reducing Violence in Schools: Ideas That Work.
• Schneider T. 2001. Safer Schools through Environmental Design. ERIC Digest Number 144.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

•   Schneider T. 2001. Safer Schools through Environmental Design. ERIC Digest Number 144.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

Resources

-Planning Guides

-Programs and Materials


-Policy Examples