Violently disrupting a classroom was preferred to securing a safe learning environment.
"Students, parents and teachers deserve to go to school in a safe learning environment every day," Mr. Mulgrew said.
Parents, educators, community members, and government must prioritize this issue to ensure a safe learning environment for all students.
While the behavior ranges from careless to cruel, harassment effectively robs students of their right to a safe learning environment.
The fostering of a safe learning environment must not be done at the expense of punishing every single behavior or utterance an institution considers offensive.
That will include whether students had qualified teachers, a curriculum aligned with state standards, adequate textbooks and a safe learning environment.
Within a safe learning environment we all feel more secure about making mistakes, and are therefore prepared to take more risks, a prerequisite to learning.
'We are providing a safe learning environment for young people who have nowhere else to go,' says Jean Johnson, Notschool's project director.
A spokeswoman for Thames Valley police said: "We have dedicated officers who work in partnership with all the schools in our area to make sure young people remain in education and in a safe learning environment.
In an interview today, Edwin Darden, deputy general counsel, said the national organization saw drug testing programs like Tecumseh's as an option that local boards should be free to adopt as one means of creating a safe learning environment.
Simulated teaching methods enable a safe learning environment that are structured, constructive and reflective.
