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State Report on the Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act: U.S. States and Other Jurisdictions, 2020-21 School Year
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Jones, Wehmah; Sable, Jennifer; Li, Jiayi – National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2023
The federal Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) enacted in1994 requires U.S. public school systems to report any incident of a student bringing a firearm to school or being in possession of a firearm on school property, the law applies to all states and jurisdictions funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. Under federal…
Descriptors: Weapons, Educational Legislation, Expulsion, School Safety
National Assessment of the Relationship between Tip Line Implementation and School Safety Outcomes
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Planty, Michael; Lindquist, Christine; Williams, Jason; Cutbush, Stacey; Banks, Duren – Journal of School Violence, 2022
High-profile school attacks highlight the need for effective school safety solutions. School safety tip lines offer a prevention-based solution. However, little is known about their effectiveness. Using a quasi-experimental multilevel design, we examined the association between school tip-line adoption and violent threats and attacks at school…
Descriptors: School Violence, School Safety, Comparative Analysis, Prevention
State Report on the Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act: U.S. States and Other Jurisdictions, 2018-19 School Year
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Stuart-Cassel, Victoria; Nuñez, Brissa; Chung, Youjin – National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2021
The federal Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) was introduced into law as part of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. The federal law requires states funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 to have a state law in effect that requires local education agencies (LEAs) to expel students for firearm offenses for a…
Descriptors: Weapons, Educational Legislation, Expulsion, School Safety
State Report on the Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act: U.S. States and Other Jurisdictions, 2019-20 School Year
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Stuart-Cassel, Victoria; Nuñez, Brissa; Chung, Youjin – National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2022
The federal Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) enacted in1994 requires U.S. public school systems to report any incident of a student bringing a firearm to school or being in possession of a firearm on school property, the law applies to all states and jurisdictions funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. Under federal…
Descriptors: Weapons, Educational Legislation, Expulsion, School Safety
Missouri Public School Administrators' Perceived Effectiveness of Senate Bill No. 75
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Steele, Joby B. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In this quantitative study, the perceptions of safety and preparedness of Missouri's high school administrators after participating in active shooter training as mandated by Missouri's Senate Bill No. 75 were analyzed. As school shootings continue, states have passed legislation to prepare schools to provide safety for students and faculty members…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Administrator Attitudes, State Legislation, School Safety
Student Discipline in New Hampshire Schools
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Wauchope, Barbara – Carsey Institute, 2009
A new analysis of student discipline in New Hampshire schools in the 2007-2008 school year shows that out-of-school suspension rates are higher and statewide expulsion rates are lower than the national average. Schools reporting the highest rates of suspensions and expulsions are the smallest in the state and have the highest percentage of…
Descriptors: Expulsion, Suspension, Discipline, Trend Analysis