Classroom Management

Art Room Dangers: Helpful Tips to Keep Your Students and Supplies Safe

| August 14, 2025

Welcome to The Art of Ed’s Draw the Line, a mini-series where Kyle Wood and Liz Brent share real classroom stories and proven behavior management tips just for art teachers. Art rooms are filled with creativity and lots of potential chaos! Whether it’s students throwing supplies, wandering with hall passes, or playing with tools, this episode is packed with strategies to help you stay calm, set boundaries, and create a safe studio space for every student. 

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Stay tuned for the following:

  • What to do when students touch peers
  • Respond to unsafe tool use
  • How to respond to running, throwing, or fighting
  • Manage hallway time
  • Handle suspected substance abuse
  • Establish a safe studio

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Magazine articles and podcasts are opinions of professional education contributors and do not necessarily represent the position of the Art of Education University (AOEU) or its academic offerings. Contributors use terms in the way they are most often talked about in the scope of their educational experiences.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lindsey McGinnis

Lindsey McGinnis is AOE’s Media Content Manager and a former high school art educator. She is passionate about equipping art teachers to be successful in their classrooms and firmly believes that art is the best place for students to explore and process the challenging topics and concepts around them.

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