School Climate Perceptions among Students in Military-connected Schools: A Comparison of Military and Nonmilitary Students in the Same Schools

Studies have found that, when compared with civilian children, military children have more negative social, emotional, and psychological outcomes. The social and emotional climate of public schools could potentially protect military children and adolescents from negative outcomes. Recent studies have found that civilian-operated public schools are struggling to respond to the social and emotional challenges of military students. This study uses a population sample to examine the school climate perceptions of students in military-connected schools. Overall, results show that military-connected students have more negative school climate perceptions than nonmilitary students.