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Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 16:28:00 CDT
From:         P30JWP1@NIU.BITNET
Subject:      OERI: Safe, disciplined, & drug free schools (151 lines)

he following is provided by The Office of Educational Research
and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.  Please feel
welcome to distribute.

                  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
         OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT
            NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

    SURVEYS FOCUS ON SAFE, DISCIPLINED, AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS

Student alcohol and drug use, violence, and disruptive behavior
in schools have been considered impediments to learning. The
National Education Goal Six calls for all schools in America to
be free of drugs and violence and to offer a safe, disciplined
environment conducive to learning by the year 2000. To achieve
this goal, policymakers, educators, and the public need
information about the current status of the nation's schools and
the extent to which various objectives are being met.

The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) has published the results from a series of
three surveys on safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools.
TEACHER SURVEY ON SAFE, DISCIPLINED AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS; PUBLIC
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SURVEY ON SAFE, DISCIPLINED, AND DRUG-FREE
SCHOOLS; AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SURVEY ON SAFE, DISCIPLINED,
AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS present statistics from the perspective of
teachers, principals, and school district superintendents on
issues related to safety, discipline, and drug-use prevention in
public elementary and secondary schools.

For example--

o    Four percent of elementary school teachers and 54 percent of
     secondary school teachers thought student alcohol use was a
     serious or moderate problem at their school, while 2 percent
     of elementary school principals and 33 percent of secondary
     school principals thought student alcohol use was a serious
     or moderate problem in their school.

o    Five percent of elementary school teachers and 38 percent of
     secondary school teachers thought student drug use was a
     serious or moderate problem at their school, while 1 percent
     of elementary school principals and 16 percent of secondary
     school principals thought student drug use was a serious or
     moderate problem.

o    Public school principals reported that for every 100
     students, there was an average of about 6 in--school
     suspensions due to disruptive behavior or alcohol and drug
     use, possession, or sales during the fall 1990 semester.
     Principals also reported that there were 4 out-of-school
     suspensions per 100 students, but less than 1 expulsion,
     transfer to an alternative school, or police notification.

o    Student alcohol and drug use interfered with teaching to a
     great or moderate extent for 1 to 2 percent of elementary
     school teachers and 9 to 11 percent of secondary school
     teachers; about 35 percent of both elementary and secondary
     teachers indicated that student disruptive behavior
     interfered with teaching.

o    Public school principals and teachers were involved in the
     development of general discipline, alcohol, drug, and
     tobacco policies in over 90 percent of school districts.
     Parents were involved in this process in over 70 percent,
     and students were involved in more than half of school
     districts.

o    Virtually all school districts teach students about causes
     and effects of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use. More than 80
     percent of the districts include resisting peer pressure;
     school alcohol, drug and tobacco policies/enforcement; and
     referrals for counseling and treatment in their drug--use
     education programs/activities.

o    More than 90 percent of public schools offer drug use
     education within the health curriculum; 86 percent at
     special assemblies or events; 74 percent within the science
     curriculum; 63 percent throughout the curriculum; and 37
     percent as a separate course.

o    Police provided assistance or educational support to a great
     extent in promoting safe, disciplined, and drug--free
     schools according to 42 percent of public school district
     superintendents and 69 percent of public school principals.
     About 50 percent of principals and 20 percent of
     superintendents reported that parent groups and social
     service agencies provided the same level of support.

For information about the surveys contact Judith Carpenter on
202-219-1333.  Copies of the surveys, TEACHER SURVEY ON SAFE,
DISCIPLINED, AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS stock number 065-000-00479-8,
$3; PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SURVEY ON SAFE, DISCIPLINED, AND
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS, stock number 065-000-00488-0, $3.25; and
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SURVEY ON SAFE, DISCIPLINED, AND DRUG-FREE
SCHOOLS, stock number 065-000-00492-5, $2.75 are available from
New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954,
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.


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