Table 2.
School Districts’ Integration of Taking Safety: Fit, Benefits, and Barriers (N = 34).
| #(%) | |
|---|---|
| Would fit in District | 22 (64.7) |
| Might fit in District | 11 (32.4) |
| Would not fit in District | 1 (2.9) |
| Course* | |
| Career and technical education (CTE) | 18 (52.9) |
| Health | 8 (23.5) |
| Career Prep | 6 (17.6) |
| Science | 4 (11.8) |
| Life skills/family consumer science | 4 (11.8) |
| Personal finance | 2 (5.9) |
| Other | 4 (11.8) |
| Don’t know | 4 (11.8) |
| Benefit* | |
| Better able to get jobs | 13 (38.2) |
| Learn about safety | 11 (32.4) |
| Get real world knowledge | 6 (17.6) |
| Learn to advocate for themselves | 5 (14.7) |
| Gain sense of responsibility | 3 (8.8) |
| Develop leadership skills | 2 (5.9) |
| Not sure | 7 (20.6) |
| Barrier* | |
| Too many other demands | 15 (44.1) |
| Time constraints | 14 (41.2) |
| Poor fit with academic subjects/not rigorous | 3 (8.8) |
| Teacher buy-in | 3 (8.8) |
| Bureaucratic hurdles | 2 (5.9) |
| Needs to be digital | 1 (2.9) |
| Needs evidence of effectiveness | 1 (2.9) |
| Don’t Know | 11 (32.4) |
*
Note: Because respondents could name more than one option, percentages do not sum to 100.