Education in Crisis and Conflict
Disarming Schools
Strategies for ending the military use of schools during armed conflict
This article discusses the military use of schools by armed forces, non-state armed groups and paramilitaries, and the implications such occupations have for children's safety and access to education. It begins with a discussion of the scope of the problem globally and the negative consequences for children.
The article concludes with four distinct examples of effective strategies that local actors have used for ending the military use of schools during armed conflict.