RECENT EVENTS IN LITTLETON, COLORADO have re-focused the nation’s attention on violence in U.S. public schools.

Despite long-standing attention to the problem, there is a growing perception that not all public schools are safe places of learning. In response to growing problems, Congress passed the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994, which provides for support of drug and violence prevention programs.

As part of this legislation, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) commissioned a survey, the “Principal/School Disciplinarian Survey on School Violence, 1996-97,” the results of which are detailed in this report.

Check out these Web sites which are dedicated to understanding and combating school violence.

Keep Schools Safe

Join national and local organizations in stoping the toll of violence in American schools.

Violence Survey

LAUSD students were surveyed on their experiences with violence and weapons and their suggestions for ways to lessen racial tension and conflict. Read the report from the SoCal ACLU: "From Words to Weapons."

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