The document defines school violence according to the CDC and provides statistics from a 2013 national sample of high school students. According to the sample, 7.1% of students reported missing school due to feeling unsafe, 5.2% reported carrying a weapon to school, and 6.9% reported being threatened with a weapon on school grounds. The document advocates for a federal law that would regulate safety procedures in public schools to promote a safer learning environment for both students and faculty. Schools would assess their own needs by surveying students and staff, and develop customized safety plans including measures like increased security and improved emergency drills.

2. STATISTICS
• The CDC defines school violence as “youth violence that occurs on school
property, on the way to or from school or school-sponsored events, or during a
school-sponsored event”.
• Victims of school violence can be students, faculty, witnesses, or perpetrators.
• In a national sample taken in 2013 of high school students :
• 7.1% reported that they did not attend school on one or more days in the
30 days before the sample was take because they felt unsafe at school
or on their way to or from school.
• 5.2% reported carrying a weapon to school on one or more days in the
30 days before the sample
• 6.9% reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school
property
• http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/
school_violence_fact_sheet-a.pdf

3. MY LAW
A federal law that regulates safety procedures in public schools
It is important for both students and faculty to feel completely safe when attending
school each day. A survey, similar to the one the CDC gave out, can be given to
the students and faculty that asks a variety of questions about their school.
Based on the results, each school can develop unique safety procedures that
best suit their school’s individual needs. Safety procedures can include but are
not limited to, increased security and updated/improved emergency drills.