As part of its consideration of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education met to address the need to maintain schools as safe learning environments. The Safe Schools Act of 1993 had been introduced as the administration's effort to help deal with violence in the schools. The first speaker, Madeleine Kunin, Deputy Secretary of Education, described the Safe Schools Act. The Act would authorize $175 million in the first two years to be targeted to local education agencies with the greatest demonstrated needs. Additional statements were presented by (1) Bernard James, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University; (2) Michael Beard of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence; (3) Douglas Holmes of the Fairfax County (Virginia) public schools; and (4) Susan Cooper, instructional aide in a Head Start program. Prepared statements of these speakers and other respondents are attached. (SLD)