NCJ Number
36422
Date Published
1976
Length
1079 pages
Annotation
TESTIMONY AND OTHER MATERIALS CONCERNING THE RAPIDLY ESCALATING NATURE OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM AND ON WAYS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.
Abstract
WITNESSES INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CITIZENS IN EDUCATION, THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS, AND THE NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE NUMEROUS NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES, STUDIES FROM BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, DOCUMENTS DEALING WITH STUDENT RIGHTS AND SUSPENSION PROCEDURES, AND TWO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM DIRECTORIES.