School Violence
- Deadly Lessons: School Shooters Tell Why (http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/chicago_sun/) originally from the Chicago Sun Times newspaper, October 15-16, 2000, provides an in-depth series of articles that examine what triggers violent student behavior.
- Facts About Violence Among Youth and Violence in Schools - April 21, 1999 (http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/fact/violence.htm) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides brief statistics and strategies for reducing school violence.
- Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/20/7151.html ) section of the U.S. Code is available from the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002 (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/iscs02.htm) from the National Center for Education Statistics includes provide statistics on victimization at school. See also, the Full Report (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/iscs02.pdf) -NOTE: PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Safe and Drug Free Schools-Publications (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/resources.html) from the U.S. Department of Education lists the latest findings on research and violence prevention
- Safe School Initiative: An Interim Report on the Prevention of Targeted Violence in Schools
NOTE: PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ntac_ssi_report.pdf) from the United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, October 2000 presents preliminary results from its study of 37 school shootings.
- San Diego Shooting (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/youth/jan-june01/shooting_3-6.html) from the PBS Online NewsHour, March 6, 2001 provides reports and interviews about the Santana High School shooting in Santee, CA.
- School Violence-Statistics (http://www.ncsu.edu/cpsv/statistics.htm) from the Center for the Prevention of School Violence - North Carolina State University provides current and historical data on the issue.
- Study: Kids Rate Bullying and Teasing as 'Big Problem'
(http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/03/08/violence.survey/index.html) from CNN.com, March 8, 2001 include a summary of a Kaiser Family Foundation and Nickelodeon survey on how bullying may encourage violent acts.
- Violence and Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools: 1996-97
(http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98030) published March 1998 by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) presents results of a survey of 1,234 regular public elementary, middle, and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the spring and summer of 1997 concerning the incidence of violence, disciplinary measures, and prevention strategies. See also, the Executive Summary (http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/98030/) of this report for a brief discussion of findings.
- When Kids Kill: School Shootings
(http://whyfiles..org /065school_violence/1.html) from June 11, 1998 edition of the Why Files founded by National Institute for Science Education of the National Science Foundation now based and supported by Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison emphasizes that most schools are still quite safe citing the statistic that a "child who spends 13 years in average public schools has one chance in about 107,000 of a violent death in school, on school property, or while commuting to school." See also, What Causes School Killings? (http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/065school_violence/2.html).
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