To help combat the juvenile violence situation, I have again introduced legislation, H.R. 255, the Safer America for Everyone s Children Act which authorizes the attorney general to provide grants to local governments which have implemented gun buyback programs, school violence initiatives, and activities which meet child care needs of parents during non-school hours. Now is the time to act to protect and provide safety for our children throughout their schools. We cannot continue to merely react to school shootings. We must be pro-active, taking action to prevent school violence from occurring. With this resolution we encourage citizens to bring forth solutions to school violence and working together to help ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff in our schools.
School violence is preventable.
Parents, teachers and students need to rise to the challenge and start taking responsibility. If we ignore this problem many more children will fall victim to violence at the hands of their peers.