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Peer reviewedEpstein, Marc A. – Education Next, 2003
Describes problems of maintaining discipline and security at Jamaica High School in Queens, New York. Argues that court decisions and school regulations have allowed minority of aggressive and disruptive students to destabilize the learning environment. (PKP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Problems, High Schools, School Safety
Peer reviewedBest, Joel – Education Next, 2002
Argues that public perceptions of an epidemic of school violence are media-induced; asserts that violence in schools declined during the 1990s; supports assertion with evidence from the National School Safety Center; states the estimates of bullying in school are exaggerated. (PKP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Bullying, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
