Additional Readings

A Policy Perspective on School Violence, by Vincent A. Mustaro, National School Boards Association
Teaching Bullies A Lesson, By Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 05 June 2001
Research: Searching for a Safet Path, By Debra Viadero, Education Week on the Web, 30 May 2001
Defusing the Angry Child. By Timothy F. Murphy, State Government News, April 2001
Deadly Lessons: School Shooters Tell Why. By Bill Dedman, Chicago Sun-Times, 16 October 2000
Gun Control Support Nothing New. ABC News on the Web, 14 May 2000
High-Tech Coalition Launches Web Tool for Families. The Washington File, 29 July 1999
Panel Probing School Shootings Finds No Easy Solutions. CNN, 21 May 1998
Parents Gain New Power Over TV Violence: V-Chip Law Effective July 1, 1999, The Washington File, 1999
Programs To Prevent Violence Before It Starts. The Christian Science Monitor, 27 April 2000
Youth Violence: Perception Versus Reality. By Jeffrey Butts, The Urban Institute, 1999

Are U.S. Schools Safe? CNN In-Depth Special, 26 April 1999
Colorado Gun Laws and Statistics on Teenagers and Guns in Colorado. Fact Sheet from the Violence Policy Center, 1999
Community Update (on Safe Schools). (PDF only) No. 85, February/March 2001. U.S. Dept. of Education
Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students in U.S. Schools, from Human Rights Watch, 2001
Responding to Hate at School: A Guide for Teachers, Counselors and Administrators. The Southern Poverty Law Center (click on "Teaching Tolerance" and then "Responding to Hate" for PDF version of the report)
Runaway Juvenile Crime? The Context of Juvenile Arrests in America. The Justice Policy Institute, 1998
School House Hype: School Shootings and the Real Risks Kids Face in America. The Justice Policy Institute, 1998
School Violence, edited by William G. Hinkle and Stuart Henry. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 567, January 2000
Violence in American Schools. The Colorado Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, 1998


School Safety	08 March 2002