It\u2019s one of the nonprofit\u2019s signature efforts, full of recommendations and advice\u2014all underpinned by stats from a survey of student, staff and parent attitudes on key safety topics. But pulling together the data at the heart of the report is a lot of work, which is why Safe and Sound Schools partners with COM to produce it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the past three years, the survey results have been compiled, interpreted and presented by students in Anne P. Danehy<\/a>\u2019s Communication Research Methods class, a required course for public relations and advertising undergraduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Danehy admits that students aren\u2019t always fired up about compulsory classes\u2014especially ones that talk about seemingly dry topics like survey measures and scales\u2014which is why she divides them into small groups to tackle real research projects. Many of the assignments are client-led, like that with Safe and Sound Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey get really excited about their findings,\u201d says Danehy, a master lecturer and associate dean for academic affairs<\/a>. \u201cAnd they get a lot of pride in their work by working with a real client, working with somebody who\u2019s actually going to use that data and make use of it, especially on a topic that\u2019s so important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Founded by two parents whose children died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Safe and Sound Schools\u2019 mission is to protect schools and students<\/a> by providing crisis prevention, response and recovery support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat I hear from my students is that they want to do work that matters,\u201d says Danehy. \u201cThis is a project that matters to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/com\/files\/2021\/09\/safe-sound-report-inside-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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