Violence in schools

An action : Million Mom March, May 14th

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gunlaw.htm
article from the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/051500moms-guns.html

The Law

The US constitution: see the 2nd amendment and the explanation of 'infringed'
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
The Brady Act
http://www.gunowners.org/bitxt.htm
Statement by the President about the Brady law
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/teledem/pb/1999/nov/msg00294.html

Discussion and debate

http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/US/Gun_Control_Debate/
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/schoolviolence/index.html
Presidential candidates's views on gun control
http://www.issues2000.org/Gun_Control.htm#Headlines

Some facts

An interactive map of the shootings before 1998
http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/ar.shootings/
read also : 'why do kids kill?'
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980406/box2.html

Jonesboro, Arkansas, March 24th 1998
an article from Time magazine
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980406/cover1.html

Littleton, Colorado, april 20th 1999

inside the investigation
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/columbine/
Did the internet contribute to Littleton?
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2248394,00.html
Gun violence: facts and reactions:
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/violence/littleton.htm
complete Colombine archives
http://www.denverpost.com/news/shotmain.htm
page en hommage à Colombine
http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,35-2179,00.html
The Smoking Gun :
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/
undisclosed informations about the Columbine massacre, such as the original probation reparts of one of the murderers:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/columbine1.shtml

Bullying
Bully B'ware : This Canadian organization offers online assistance to schools who are attempting to raise students' awareness of the problems of bullying. Resources include information about bullying (what it is, common characteristics, what makes a bully, what schools can do, and more) as well as news stories about bullies.
http://www.bullybeware.com/
stories
http://www.bullybeware.com/story.html
solutions
http://www.bullybeware.com/tips.html   ]
how to cope with bullies
http://familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/nogroup-index/0,3002,24-9822,00.html
an article about harrasment:
"Study says harassment causes youth violence" (the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 11, 2000 B3 )
http://www.seattlep-i.com/local/juve111.shtml  

Reactions:
to learn more about the Brady Bill:
the text :  http://www.shadeslanding.com/firearms/brady2.html  
Watch the videos young american have made to react against pushing and violence: very efficient!!!!
http://www.pbs.org/merrow/listenup/watchmedia/themes/violence.html
(PHAT means cool (initials of Pretty Hot and Tight))

Solutions :
Student Pledge Against Gun Violence:
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 :
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
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 :
The Center provides resources at all levels - research, public awareness, and service and support.
http://www.ncsu.edu/cpsv/
Early Warning, Timely Response (long and complex):
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.
http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/guide/annotated.htm
see especially : early warning signs (read bold writings mainly)
http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/guide/annotated.htm#Early Warning Signs 
Warning Signs (easier to read)
This on-line brochure from the American Psychological Association covers the following topics briefly: reasons for violence; recognizing violence warning signs in others; what you can do; dealing with anger; are you at risk; controlling your own risk for violent behaviour; and violence against self.
http://helping.apa.org/warningsigns/reasons.html
12 things pupils can do to stop violence
http://www.ncpc.org/2schvio2.htm
tips on managing conflicts
http://www.ncpc.org/1safe5dc.htm