Safety Issues for Teachers
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Much of the responsibility for safety lies on the shoulders of church leadership to screen workers, develop policies that protect both students and teachers, and keep facilities up to code. However, teachers must also assume a good degree of responsibility as well. Make sure they understand their role. Too much is at stake to assume they would know what to do in potentially dangerous situations. |
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Articles, Hardcopy:
- Teacher Training Smart Pages--Book and CD-ROM - Book with Reproducible Articles & Forms by Sheryl Haystead (See the Table of Contents on that page for articles included on Safety.)
Articles, Online:
Audio Recording:
- Better Safe Than Sued
- Interview with Youth Ministry Veteran Duffy Robbins (MP3 Download)
- Child Abuse: The Best Kept Secret In The Church by Steve Bozeman at the 2005 Greater Chicago Sunday School Association Conference (#12 in the list, choose either Audio tape or CD)
- No Surprises: Keeping Children and Youth Programs SAFE by David Black at the 2007 GWCEA, Greater Washington Christian Education Association (#12 in the list, on CD and MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- Safe Church, Safe Kids by Andrew Ervin at the 2006 GWCEA, Greater Washington Christian Education Association (#48 in the list, on CD and MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
Resources:
Worksheets:
- Classroom Safety Issues by Ministry Tools Resource Center
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