Overview

“Research demonstrates that academic achievement improves in schools where students feel physically and emotionally safe and where school cultures support reasonable rules that are carefully explained and fairly enforced. A healthy learning community that is physically, emotionally and intellectually safe is the foundation for a comprehensive high-quality education…All school personnel, board of education members, families, students and community members share a role and responsibility in creating nurturing learning environments that foster individualized and personalized settings and increase positive and meaningful relationships.” 

-CT State Board of Education Position Statement on Creating a Healthy Learning Environment that is Physically, Emotionally, and Intellectually Safe