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Cette semaine, un numéros psécial sur le
massacre dans une école aux Etats
Unis. Le massacre de l'an dernier avait déclenché une polémique sur la
vente et le stockage des armes à la maison, celui de cette année provoque
des réactions sur l'écoute des jeunes et la détection en amont des
problèmes, sur les relations avec internet et les jeux vidéos. Le choix de
documents est énorme et très varié, j'ai essayé d'en faire une sélection
utile aux enseignants et à leurs élèves.
Pour donner le ton, une citation de bill Clinton:
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Learning cannot occur unless our schools are safe and orderly places where
teachers can teach and students can learn."
President Bill Clinton
Deux longs articles qui donnent l'atmosphère, et de nombreux
liens avec des pistes d'utilisation.
Bonne semaine à tous!
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SOMMAIRE
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What happened
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America's Goal : Safe Schools (RPTCRD> NEGP Weekly (Special Edition) for
4-28-99)
school violence [my findings]
Columbine High School Tragedy Links (Blue Web'n Update 4/24/99)
Student Pledge Against Gun Violence (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April 25, 1999)
National PTA Violence Prevention Kit (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April 25, 1999)
Family Education Network (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April 25, 1999)
Center for the Prevention of School Violence (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April
25, 1999)
SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER VIOLENCE WARNING SIGNS (USA Ed.Net Briefs, April 26,
1999)
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools (LESSONS> Lesson
Stop * April 25, 1999)
The Smoking Gun (Clickables Issue #24 April 24, 1999)
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The aftermath
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TRAGEDY JOLTS INTERNET FUTURE (BENTON> Communications-related Headlines for
4/30/99)
IN SEARCH OF LAW AND ORDER (PBS> PBS Previews: May 3-9, 1999)
PTA WEB SITE PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH VIOLENCE (USA> USA Ed.Net
Briefs 5.3.99)
PARENTS HAVE JEKYLL/HYDE VIEW OF INTERNET (NewsScan Daily 4 May 1999)
My findings
KIDS THESE DAYS ARE LAZY, SPOILED, AND RUDE, SAYS SURVEY (ASCD Education
Bulletin--May 7, 1999)
GOAL SEVEN: SAFE, DISCIPLINED AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS (NEGP Weekly for 5-6-99)
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What happened
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America's Goal : Safe Schools (RPTCRD> NEGP Weekly (Special Edition) for
4-28-99)
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Shock over the recent tragic events in Littleton, Colorado, shrouds
the nation as Americans mourn the loss of innocent lives. The National
Education Goals Panel offers its condolences to the Littleton community. We
are a nation united in grief and reflection.
Last June, Secretary of Education Richard Riley implored parents and
teachers to reconnect with their children. "We must commit ourselves to one
very basic idea: that every child in America in a school has a positive and
caring relationship with at least one adult," he said. "This simply has to
be the new standard we set for our nation's schools and communities."
While the cause of such horrific violence carried out by young people is
complex, today's NEGP Weekly provides information on what some states and
schools are doing to enhance students' safety at school. Instead of its
regular reporting of education news, the Goals Panel is re-issuing the march
1999 NEGP Monthly focused on school safety, Goal 7. This Monthly highlights
promising practices underway in states and schools to prevent school-based
violence and to nurture a safe environment. The states and communities
described below include Vermont, South Dakota, Nevada and Sioux Falls, South
Dakota.
A summary of the results of a nationwide WASHINGTON POST-ABC NEWS poll of
teenagers and parents precede the stories about state and local efforts to
create safe schools. The survey of 500 public and private high school
students and 522 parents who were interviewed April 22-25 finds a chilling
anxiety pervasive among respondents that the violence that ran wild in
Columbine High School could happen anywhere. The POST reports that although
the number of students slain in violent incidents at school has not
increased over the past decade, the "scope of the targets has changed
dramatically." (Rosin and Deane, 4/27). "It used to be students would go
after a specific person, an ex-girlfriend or someone who had disrespected
them," explained Ronald Stephens, of the National School Safety Center.
"But now the shooters are much more heartless and callous. It's as though
anyone in any general category can become a victim, someone who is simply in
the way."
One teen respondent succinctly summed up the fear of many students:
"I feel like it could happen [at my school], because anybody at school can
get a weapon and carry out their crazy idea."
Findings from the poll:
About one-third of students surveyed said they heard a student threaten to
kill someone; although few reported the threats to a teacher or other adult.
Four out of 10 say they know students troubled enough to be potential
killers.
A fifth of the teens report that they know someone who has brought a gun to
school.
Nearly half are growing up in homes with guns, and more than half say it
would be easy for them to lay their hands on one.
Two in three say it is easy for them to get information on how to make a
bomb.
Forty-percent of teens say their school has the potential for an incident
similar to Columbine High School; however, more than eight in ten say they
feel relatively safe from school violence.
Half of parents say that schools could do more to prevent violence.
Half of parents and students say their schools try to identify troubled
students who may be prone to violence, conduct random searches of student
lockers and have police officers or security guards on patrol.
The POST reports that the "simultaneous sense of security and fear
is partially explained by the random and explosive nature of the series of
recent school shootings culminating in Littleton."
Another poll sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA) found
that 40% of youth surveyed say they have been concerned about a potentially
violent classmate, reports MSNBC.com (4/27, http://www.msnbc.com). The APA
has
developed possible warning signs that students and the adults in their lives
- parents, teachers and other school officials - can refer to if they
encounter a troubled youth. These warning signs often are present in young
people who may be on the verge of committing violent acts. They are:
Loss of temper on a daily basis.
Frequent physical fighting.
Significant vandalism or property damage.
Increase in use of drugs or alcohol.
Increase in risk-taking behavior.
Detailed plans to commit acts of violence.
Announcing threats or plans for hurting others.
Enjoying hurting animals.
Carrying a weapon.
MSNBC.com notes advice from "experts" in dealing with anger without
resorting to violence:
Talk about your feelings.
Express yourself calmly.
Listen to others.
Negotiate.
"Violence is a learned behavior, and like any learned behavior, it
can be changed," said Russ Newman, executive director for professional
practice at the APA. "In order to do that, though, it is important to
recognize the warning signs of violence and to get help before violence
occurs.
The NEGP Monthly is a year-round series of monthly reports that
feature state and local promising practices toward achieving the National
Education Goals. Each Monthly includes a brief discussion of the
significance of the Goal, accounts of programs and policies in states that
have demonstrated high performance or significant improvement on NEGP
indicators of progress, and a list of additional recommendations and
resources relevant to the Goal. The NEGP Monthly and the NEGP Weekly can
be found at :
--> http://www.negp.gov
Sommaire
school violence [my findings]
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all the articles about the shooting, day by day :
--> http://www.insidedenver.com/shooting/shooting.shtml
voir le premier article : School War Zone
--> http://www.insidedenver.com/shooting/0420aas00.shtml
[en lycée : travailler la supposition et comment rapporter des faits non
vérifier: supposedly, reportedly, was said to...]
voici quelques autres articles: [piste d'exploitation : à des élèves de
lycée habitués à lire de long articles, distribuer un article différent à
chaque groupe de 2 ou 3 élèves, qui en feront la synthèse, puis organisez
une mise en commun orale : la diversité des informations doit déchencher
une discussion globale riche et constructive....en conclusion: rediger un
compte-rendu à partir de notes prises au cours de la discussion]
Friendly faces hid kid killers
--> http://www.insidedenver.com/shooting/0422bdag7.shtml
Video, poems foreshadowed day of disaster
--> http://www.denverpost.com/news/shot0422j.htm
[à partir de cette page, cliquer à gauche sur 'Massacre main page' où vous
trouverez des articles par ordre chronologique, puis cliquez en haut à
droite sur ' Complete shootings package and updated news from AP pour
accéder à d'autres articles, des sondages, des photos, des vidéos....un
dossier si complet que cela frôle le voyeurisme!]
Massacre main page
--> http://www.denverpost.com/news/shotmain.htm
Complete shootings package and updated news from AP -->http://wire.ap.org/APnews/center_package.html?FRONTID=NATIONAL&PACKAGEID=schoolshootings
autre ressources pour compléter l'étude:
Checklist of Characteristics of Youth Who Have Caused School-Associated
Violent Deaths
--> http://www.nssc1.org/reporter/checklist.htm
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 1998 (department of justice)
--> http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/iscs98.htm
safe schools at AASA online (American Association of School Administrators)
--> http://www.aasa.org/Issues/Safe/safe.htm
Columbine High School Tragedy Links (Blue Web'n Update 4/24/99)
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This hotlist consolodates links related to the Littleton, Colorado shootings and school
violence prevention.
--> http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listcolumbinjo.html
[une liste de liens, dont pas mal figurent déjà ici]
Student Pledge Against Gun Violence (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April 25, 1999)
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Adults can get involved in preventing school violence and students can pledge never to use
guns inappropriately.
--> http://www.pledge.org/home.htm
National PTA Violence Prevention Kit (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April 25, 1999)
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The PTA has provided an online kit that includes help for organizing
the community, and how to identify problems, set goals, and provide
solutions.
--> http://www.pta.org/events/violprev/index.htm
Family Education Network (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April 25, 1999)
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>From the Family Education Network, this resource contains articles
about recognizing the warning signs of violence in students, helping
students feel safe in school, and a checklist for school violence prevention.
--> http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-2179,00.html
Center for the Prevention of School Violence (LESSONS> Lesson Stop * April
25, 1999)
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The Center provides resources at all levels - research, public awareness, and service and
support.
--> http://www.ncsu.edu/cpsv/
SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER VIOLENCE WARNING SIGNS (USA Ed.Net Briefs, April 26,
1999)
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The National School Safety Center in Atlanta compiled this list of warning
signs by analyzing school-associated violent deaths from 1992 to the present:
(1) Has a history of tantrums or angry outbursts;
(2) Resorts to name-calling, cursing or abusive language;
(3) Habitually makes violent threats when angry;
(4) Has previously brought a weapon to school;
(5) Has serious disciplinary problems at school and in the community;
(6) Has a background of drug, alcohol or other substance abuse or dependency;
(7) Is on the fringe of his or her peer group with few or no close friends;
(8) Is preoccupied with weapons or incendiary devices;
(9) Has been truant, suspended or expelled from school;
(10) Abuses animals;
(11) Has little or no supervision and support from parents or a caring adult;
(12) Has witnessed or experienced abuse or neglect at home;
(13) Has been bullied and/or bullies peers or younger children;
(14) Blames others for difficulties and problems he or she causes;
(15) Consistently prefers TV shows, movies or music expressing violent themes and acts;
(16) Prefers reading about violent themes, rituals and abuse;
(17) Reflects anger, frustration and the dark side of life in writing;
(18) Is involved with a gang or an antisocial group;
(19) Is often depressed and/or has significant mood swings; and
(20) Has threatened or attempted suicide.
Cox News Service, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 22, 1999, A15 National School Safety
Center Web site
--> http://www.nssc1.org/home.htm
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools (LESSONS> Lesson
Stop * April 25, 1999)
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This guide, developed by the Department of Education and the Department of
Justice, was created to help identify and help troubled students and
prevent school violence.
[version courte, assez proche de l' article précédent :
--> http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/earlywrn.html
pour une version longue et commentée, voir:
--> http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/guide/earlywarning.htm
]
The Smoking Gun (Clickables Issue #24 April 24, 1999)
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Keywords: freedom of information, confidential, government, top secret
Category: educate
Description: The Smoking Gun brings you exclusive documents -- cool,
confidential, quirky -- that can't be found elsewhere on the Web.
Using material obtained from government and law enforcement sources,
via Freedom of Information requests, and from court files nationwide,
we guarantee everything here is 100% authentic. The Smoking Gun is a
Pierre Salinger-free zone.
--> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
[ sur ce site, vous pouvez trouver des infos inédites sur 'Columbine
massacre' comme les originaux de leurs rapports de probation:
--> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/columbine1.shtml
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The aftermath
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TRAGEDY JOLTS INTERNET FUTURE (BENTON> Communications-related Headlines for
4/30/99)
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Issue: Internet/Free Speech
The Internet took us full throttle towards freedom of expression,
Berst writes, the Internet's role in the Colorado tragedy may spark a
backlash. A Gallup Poll suggests Americans think the Internet shares almost as
much blame for the Littleton tragedy as the availability of guns. The
Internet has already caught the attention of Congress and a number of bills
have been introduced to regulate the medium. Privacy is the cause du jour with
over 50 proposals flying around the Senate, Berst writes. But ecommerce and
taxation are very much on the radar screen. So is Y2K. Online gambling and
sales of guns and alcohol are also targets. Last week, the Supreme Court
denied
an effort to have the Communications Decency Act of '96 ruled
unconstitutional. CDA II, the Child Online Protection Act, awaits an
appeal ruling. See links to similar stories and to "Berst Alerts forum" at
the URL below.
[SOURCE: ZDNet AnchorDesk, AUTHOR: Jesse Berst]
--> http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3341.html
[ voir aussi l'article 'Did the Internet contribute to Littleton?' -->
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2248394,00.html
]
IN SEARCH OF LAW AND ORDER (PBS> PBS Previews: May 3-9, 1999)
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Tackle tough questions about juvenile crime, justice
and rehabilitation with this timely site. Explore
crime facts and figures, read episode descriptions to
the companion PBS documentary, and access a community
action kit and a set of useful resources.
--> http://www.pbs.org/lawandorder/
[ des textes courts et précis, qui considèrent tous les aspects du
problème. Utilisable en autonomie par des élèves de lycée pour constituer
un dossier sur le sujet]
PTA WEB SITE PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH VIOLENCE (USA> USA Ed.Net
Briefs 5.3.99)
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The National PTA has launched a Web site as the first part of its
comprehensive campaign, "Violence, Kids, Crisis: What You Can Do."
The Web site contains a variety of resources including tips on how to talk
with children about violence, National PTA's violence prevention kit, "Kids
Need a Future, Not Funerals," and excerpts from their advocacy training
program.
They would like you to participate in their effort to help prevent
further instances of violence in our nation's schools. See their banner at
--> http://www.pta.org/programs/crisis/ad.htm
and feel free to post it on your Web site with a link to
--> http://www.pta.org/crisis
National PTA Information (Info@pta.org )
PARENTS HAVE JEKYLL/HYDE VIEW OF INTERNET (NewsScan Daily 4 May 1999)
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A survey taken by the Annenberg Public Policy Center has found that
about 40% of parents with kids who use the Internet are "online worriers,"
who recognize the educational benefits but fear it as well. The author of
the Annenberg report says, "We found this incredible conflict. People
trust their kids with the Internet, but they don't trust the Internet with
their kids." Another 40% of parents with kids are "gung-ho" enthusiasts for
the Internet. The remaining 20% are "disenchanted" and not at all
convinced that the Internet offers anything of real value for their children.
(AP/San Jose Mercury News 3 May 99)
--> http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/068822.htm
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My findings
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from Time/Warner :
Time for Kids:
--> http://www.pathfinder.com/TFK/
[des articles simples, conçus pour de jeunes américains, parfaits pour des
élèves de 3éme, seconde]
Time Cover story: Raising Kids Online
--> http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,23918,00.html
[pour élèves de lycée et enseignants, un dossier complet sur les jeux
videos et leurs effets sur les jeunes ]
A Curse Of Cliques
--> http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,23521,00.html
[ pour les enseignants, une description des groupes à l'intérieur d'un
établissement. Des nots et des notions nouvelles, pour se tenir au
courant....]
We're Goths and Not Monsters
--> http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,23561,00.html
[ pour l'information des enseignants, car ce mouvement 'Gothic' semble assez terrifiant!]
KIDS THESE DAYS ARE LAZY, SPOILED, AND RUDE, SAYS SURVEY (ASCD Education
Bulletin--May 7, 1999)
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Americans, including parents and teens, remain pessimistic about the
next generation, a tracking study by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Public
Agenda has revealed. As was the case in 1997 when Public Agenda's benchmark
survey
of American attitudes toward young children and teens was
released, relatively few respondents say today's children will grow up
to make America a better place. *Kids These Days '99: What Americans Really
Think About the Next Generation* finds that the public continues to be
disturbed by the lack of values such as honesty, civility, and responsibility in America's
youth.
Children and teens are described by the majority of Americans in
negative terms. In both the 1997 and 1999 surveys, 53 percent characterize
children with words such as "lazy," "spoiled" and "rude."
About seven out of ten call
teens "irresponsible" and "wild". Fewer than half of adults--and only
one-third of teens--say the next generation will make America a better place.
Those responding to the survey tend to blame irresponsible parents for
problems with today's youth, although they admit that being a parent is a
tough job in today's world. The public also believes parents compete with outside
forces, such as drugs, violence and crime, while attempting to raise good
kids.
But the public's skepticism about young people has yet to make
Americans give up on the next generation. Overwhelming majorities say
giving kids a good start in life is the most important issue facing the country, and say
that any
child, no matter how troubled, can be turned around. And rather than rely on
government social programs, Americans would turn to their own schools,
employers, and communities to help families.
The second in a series of five studies, *Kids These Days '99* is based
on two national telephone surveys: one with 1,005 adults, including 384
parents of children under 18, and one with 328 children aged 12 to 17.
For more information, visit Public Agenda's Web site
--> http://www.publicagenda.org
[ des chiffres, des tableaux, des résultats d'enquête, et des solutions...à
:--> http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/learning/tipsheet.htm
]
GOAL SEVEN: SAFE, DISCIPLINED AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS (NEGP Weekly for 5-6-99)
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Littleton: The Aftermath
The news - electronic and print - has shifted focus from the shock
of Littleton to what is being done to prevent an incident like this
from happening again. One point underscored in many news reports is that,
despite the horror of Littleton, school violence is not going up. The WALL
STREET JOURNAL, TIME Magazine and others noted the National School Safety
Center's Report on School Associated Violent Death, which found that, outside
of Littleton, nine students were murdered in U.S. schools this school
year.
Last school year, there were 42 killings, down from 54 in the
1992-1993 school year. Only 10 of every 1,000 students were the victims of
serious violent crime at school in 1996, albeit 10 too many.
Yet, real and imagined violence is spreading through schools
nationwide in the wake of Littleton. The NEW YORK TIMES reports on a
series of bomb threats that have frightened teachers, students and parents
from New Jersey to California (McFadden, 4/30). Threats have been posted on
the Internet, or called into the school. School officials are not
dismissing the possibility that any of these threats may be real. In some
cases, schools have closed and police officers are roving school corridors.
"Before Littleton, less than 1 percent of the schools across the
country have experienced a violent death on campus in the last seven years,"
said June Arnette, associate director of the National School Safety Center,
in Westlake Village, California. "But since Littleton, there has been a
ripple effect. Schools everywhere are in a panic mode, receiving bomb
threats, threats of terrorist attacks. Nobody can ignore those things.
Whether or not schools are safe is not the issue. It's the perception of
safety at this point that matters."
Following are brief summaries of reports that sum up the news on the
aftermath of Littleton, which falls into several categories: school
security measures, need for counseling and conflict-resolution and surveys of
students and parents.
School Security: Safety experts anticipate intensified efforts to
heighten security at schools, even schools in the "leafy suburbs,"
according to the WALL STREET JOURNAL (Bulkeley and Pereira, 4/23). "The suburbs have
slept on the issue of youth violence, because the dominant number of
students there aren't as needy," said Steven Leonard, headmaster of Boston's
Jeremiah Burke High School.
While some schools rely on conflict-resolution strategies and
funding of counselors to handle troubled students, others resort to a
strong law enforcement presence on school campuses. Mandatory metal
detectors, clothing restrictions and stronger relations with local police are
several strategies in use in schools nationwide. However, some resentment
over the need to travel this route has risen among educators. One principal,
Jim Ratledge, of Montvale School in Maryville, Tennessee, who was held
hostage by a 14-year-olds with a gun, protests the need to install metal
detectors. "We're a school, not a prison," he said. "My goodness, we've got
children in here, not convicts."
TIME Magazine cites a study published in the journal "Urban
Education" that found the most commonly reported prevention plan noted
by school administrators is to place teachers in the hallway, followed by
alternative schools for troubled students. (Cloud, 5/3) Since the
outbreak of violence in Jonesboro through Littleton, school officials have
added "paranoia to their prevention plans," writes TIME. Unmanned metal
detectors are out and hand-held wand detectors are in, according to TIME. The
adoption of school uniforms, or at least clothing restrictions, also
has become popular in schools nationwide. Surveillance cameras and "fancy
fire alarms that guard against pranks" also are sprouting up in American
schools, writes the magazine.
Counseling and Conflict-Resolution: After listing a series of
security measures some school have adopted nationwide, TIME Magazine
writes that "real prevention is much harder; it means addressing the
underlying causes of violence." (Cloud, 5/3) The magazine notes that the boys
arrested last year's school atrocities shared three traits: they were
estranged from family and friends, they had immersed themselves in a violent
subclture, and they had access to guns.
One group attempting to bring about social change is Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids, notes TIME. Based in Washington, D.C., the group
espouses a four-point plan: give kids something to do after school, make sure
young children have access to quality child care, help schools identify
troubled kids early and provide counseling for them, and prevent child abuse.
TIME also reports that dedicated mentors and programs that "help bullies
deal with frustration have been shown to reduce school violence."
From the magazine: "All are things that should be done in any case.
But they are just the sort of pricey domestic programs we reward
politicians for flaying." TIME notes the "harried" schedule most school
psychologists face. In many schools, they must see 10 students every day
just to see each student once during the year. Some schools do not even have a
psychologist on staff.
In an editorial for TIME, Tipper Gore, the Vice President's wife and
a long-time advocate of mental-health reform, writes of the need to
drop the stigma still associated with seeking psychological help that deters
many families with children in need of guidance and counseling from seeking
help. "If we are serious about stopping the violence and helping our
children, we as adults need to erase the stigma that prevents our kids from
getting the help they need for their mental health," she advises. "If we know a
child had a broken arm, we would take that child to an emergency room. And
if we know a child is depressed or alienated, we need to take emergency
action and stay involved with the problem."
She goes on to encourage adults to help children "pick their way
through minefields in today's society." Gore: "It is better to give
children a rule to break than to give them no rules at all."
Parents need the support of the community - "from theaters turning
away kids from adult-rated movies to networks promoting the V chip.
Parents need the community to come up with new protections, especially on the
Internet," she writes.
(TIME Magazine's 5/10 cover issue features a story titled "Growing
Up Online," which offers tips to parents).
Jose Garcia, principal of a Florida middle school, expresses the
frustration faced by school staff across the country. "The society
outside our schools today means the unbelievable availability of weapons and
the reinforcement of the violence culture by the media," he said. "No
principal can shut that out of a school. Nobody can."
Surveys and Summits: Americans, including parents and teens, remain
pessimistic about the next generation, according to a tracking study
by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Public Agenda. Only 37% of the general public
in 1997 and 38% in 1999 said today's children will grow up to make
America a better place.
The survey, "Kids These Days 99: What Americans really Think About
the Next Generation," finds that the public continues to be disturbed
by the lack of values such as honesty, civility and responsibility in
America's youth. Findings from the poll include:
53% of those surveyed in 1997 and 1999 characterize children with
words such as "lazy," "spoiled" and "rude." About seven out
of ten call teens
"irresponsible" and "wild," 67% in 1997, up to 71% in 1999;
almost half of the respondents blame "irresponsible parents," compared
to those who say problems stem from social and economic pressures on
families (37%);
81% of families in 1997 and 78% in 1999 say it is much harder to be a
parent these days;
nearly seven in ten say kids abusing drugs or alcohol, or kids seeing
too much violence or sex in the media are "very serious" problems;
"very effective" solutions noted by the respondents include:
improving public schools (68%); more after-school activities for kids (60%);
employs offering parents more flexible work schedules so they can spend more
time with their children (59%); and greater involvement by volunteer
organizations dedicated to kids (52%).
For more information on the survey, contact The Public Agenda; 6
East 39th Street, New York, New York 10016-0112; 212/686-6610;
--> http://www.publicagenda.org.
A NEWSWEEK poll found that most Americans believe that parents today
do not spend as much time with their teenagers as they should,
including 90% of both the general population and of parents with tens.
Over four in ten of the overall sample (43%) also say that baby boomers are worse
parents because the experiences they had in the 1960s and 1970s now make them
less able to provide firm guidance to give teens a strong moral base.
Other findings:
53% acknowledge that it is more difficult to raise kids today because
of what they are exposed to on the Internet, television and in movies and
videos;
60% approve of the government putting major new restrictions on the
Internet to limit access to pornography, hate speech and information about
bomb-making or other crimes;
61% say the best way for parents to prevent their teens from getting
into trouble because of Internet content is not to monitor more closely but
to make stronger efforts to teach their kids the right values so that
what they see online won't affect them.
The survey is part of NEWSWEEK's 10 May 1999 issue, which includes a
feature on "The Secret Life Of Teens."
A TIME/CNN survey found that 83% of teens put a great deal of trust
in the information they get from their parents, far more than they
place in information on the Internet. Of the teens who have been to the
Internet (82% of those surveyed), few have been to a site that instructs on
how
to build a bomb (14%); where to buy a gun (12%); or has information about
hate groups (25%). However, 44% have been to a site that features sexual
or X-rated content.
Most teens surveyed say they feel totally safe in school (74%). But
nearly 70% say there is too much violence on television.
Other findings:
45% report that their parents know a little about the websites they
visit, 38% say their parents know a lot, and 17% say their parents know
nothing;
57% say their parents have rules about the Internet, such as what
sites to visit.
Survey results are published in TIME's 10 May 1999 edition.
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held a
Presidential Summit on Youth Violence and School Safety earlier this
week in Jackson, Mississippi. The Summit has been under development for over
a year.
The aim of the NAAG Presidential Summit include, to:
Provide a forum for perspectives on the Littleton tragedy and the
other school violence incidents that have occurred in the last two years;
Examine the child development factors that can contribute to violence
from birth to 18 years of age.
Focus on ways of dealing with the problems associated with youth
violence and school safety.
NAAG also has joined with the National School Boards Association to
launch the "Keep Schools Safe" Web site at www.keepschoolssafe.org,
which has timely information for parents, educators and young people.
For more information, contact the National Association of Attorneys
General: 750 First Street NE; Suite 1100; Washington, D.C. 20002;
202/326-6000;
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