These days it is difficult for many students to focus on their school work and actually do well in school. That could be caused because they do not feel safe in school. Even nowadays, during remote learning. Which shows that “school safety” is not only about physical safety.

 

In some countries violence in schools is caused by weapons that obviously do not belong in learning environment. But even non-weapon violence can cause that students lose their mindset of school being the safe space. Bullying, harassment, peer pressure, etc. These things can cause not only physical pain and injuries but have a huge aspect on one’s mental health. It is common that not only other students are mean to each other but sometimes even adults from school can behave like this and I think that this is something that should be avoided at all costs. 

 

Do students feel unsafe when they are studying online? Definitely! Maybe not physically but mentally 100%. Maybe not everyone but most of them do. Remote learning can be very difficult for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Learning by yourself can be insanely stressful and hard which can cause that students start failing their classes. But in my opinion also students who maybe did not have some serious problems with studying or mental health can now be doing bad mentally. It is a big pressure for them and are scared of failure. Students often feel pressured by teachers because they give out huge amount of work and they cannot handle it any way - physically or mentally. Kids often hold these emotions, fear and stress inside them and overwork themselves. 

 

Safe school should be an environment where everyone feels safe and not stressed and scared all the time. Some pressure on students is of course needed but it is not good when there is a huge pressure on them all the time. They should be able to relax and do nothing, and not be always stressing over grades and tests. So many students feel like they are not studying for themselves anymore but just to please everyone else around them and that is way so many of them lose all their motivation and start having mental health issues.