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School Safety & Climate

The Complex Interaction of Energy Drinks & High School

By Paul Katula • Sep 3, 2026
Although caffeine has some positive health effects, its use in adolescents, especially in high amounts, is generally discouraged by health professionals.

Hard data, school culture, and locking the doors

By Paul Katula • Mar 2, 2026
After a police chase inside school walls, an Ore. school struggles to balance security data advocating for locked doors with the need to be welcoming.

The dangerous lack of a ‘day after’ plan in Iran

By Paul Katula • Feb 28, 2026
We address the moral desire for a free Iran while warning against the tactical pitfalls that have historically turned "liberation" into chaos.

2 Texas students arrested for school shooting threats

By Paul Katula • Sep 5, 2025
Students threatened to shoot up their school. Though rare compared with everyday gun violence, mass shootings shape public fear disproportionately.

Fear in the halls: ICE presence shadows L.A. schools

By Paul Katula • Aug 22, 2025
A student journalist captures how immigration raids create daily anxiety, keeping classmates out of classrooms and families on edge.

Fake job scam hits Camas; students lose email access

By Paul Katula • Aug 22, 2025
A phishing scheme promising summer work exposed student information, leading the district to temporarily shut down email accounts.
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