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Ian Rosenblum – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2021
In June, President Biden announced a comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence and other violent crime, including preventive measures proven to reduce violent crime and attack its root causes. This strategy encourages using the American Rescue Plan's (ARP's) historic funding levels, including the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Emergency Programs, Grants, Elementary Secondary Education
McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2013
As U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan works with other Obama administration officials on policy responses to the shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, he brings a personal and professional history that has acquainted him with the impact of gun violence. As schools chief in Chicago from 2001 to 2008, he was affected by the gun deaths…
Descriptors: Weapons, Gun Control, Advocacy, Violence
Wixom, Micah Ann – Education Commission of the States, 2014
School safety policies are constantly evolving, often in response to fatal events. After several high-profile and tragic shootings over the past 15 years, school safety has become a major focus for parents, school officials, policymakers and the public nationwide. ECS [Education Commission of the States] conducted a scan of school safety-related…
Descriptors: School Safety, State Legislation, State Policy, Violence
Gray-Adams, Karen; Sinclair, Beth – Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, US Department of Education, 2004
The Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) requires that each state or outlying area receiving federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have a law that requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) in the state or outlying area to expel from school for at least one year any student found bringing a firearm to school. Their…
Descriptors: Weapons, Elementary Secondary Education, School Safety, Disabilities