TITLE

Making schools safe and secure

AUTHOR(S)

Agron, Joe

PUB. DATE

October 1993

SOURCE

American School & University;Oct93, Vol. 66 Issue 2, p10

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

Editorial. Discusses the need for tightening of school security. Concern over the violence in American schools; Statistics on student attacks in school; `USA Weekend' survey of American students; Passage of legislation to fund the creation of a `safe schools' program; Need for schools to take a proactive approach to security.

ACCESSION #

9402020320

Tags: SCHOOLS -- Security measures

 

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