If not a parent, then a long-term mentor. Integrate services in such a way that special help is created for especially vulnerable children. Introduce conflict resolution experiences for children in schools. Ensure a coordinated violence-prevention plan in all schools that goes beyond metal detectors. Redirect extracurricular services for adolescents to the evening hours when role models could more easily reach them.
Offer courses that foster classroom civility and work to build strong positive ethos in the schools.
Work to create schools that are inviting to all children. Widen the range of extracurricular activities in schools and work to get all students involved. Work to reduce the size of schools. Alter punishments to ensure they are restrictive but not harsh or physically painful. Educate students about the influence of media violence and control violent images in the media.