Initiatives Seek to Develop Student Peacemaking Skills Experts say there are no easy answers to school violence.
Safe schools require hard work, vigilance, and creativity.
Programs in Boston and New York offer worthy examples. The gun press is encouraging its readers to arm themselves in preparation for Y2K and a possible widespread breakdown. In Maryland, however, the state attorney general says that this time the gun press has gone too far. It is estimated that over 17,000 persons per year are treated for unintentional, nonfatal gunshot wounds in hospital emergency departments. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would make it difficult to bring class-action lawsuits against gun makers, tobacco companies and other businesses.