Does Staffing Protect School Workers from Student Violence? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of SB 553 Implementation in California Schools
Presented During: Poster Session 2 - Student
Tue, 6/2: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
Description
In 2024, California's Senate Bill 553 (SB 553) transformed workplace violence (WPV) prevention from a healthcare-specific concern into a universal mandate for all general industries. However, the education sector faces a unique and sensitive challenge: How do employers protect staff when the instigators of violence are the students themselves?
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Acknowledgements & References
S. Costello, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Provided guidance on occupational epidemiology and the use of large administrative datasets to answer causal research questions.
S. Teran, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Offered expertise on participatory research and strategies for protecting vulnerable worker populations, specifically within the context of California labor policy.
S. Darling-Hammond, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Supported research design and analysis regarding K-12 school practices, disciplinary data, and their impacts on health equity and safety.
M. Hosein, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Provided support in mixed-methods research design and the evaluation of school-based safety and health programs (SASH).
L. Li, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Provided high-level statistical consultation regarding the Linear Mixed-Effects Modeling and complex data analysis performed in R.
S. Teran, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Offered expertise on participatory research and strategies for protecting vulnerable worker populations, specifically within the context of California labor policy.
S. Darling-Hammond, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Supported research design and analysis regarding K-12 school practices, disciplinary data, and their impacts on health equity and safety.
M. Hosein, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Provided support in mixed-methods research design and the evaluation of school-based safety and health programs (SASH).
L. Li, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA. Role: Provided high-level statistical consultation regarding the Linear Mixed-Effects Modeling and complex data analysis performed in R.
Abstracts
Keywords
Education and training
Occupational epidemiology
Regulatory compliance
Risk assessment and management
Safety