Preventing Violence & Weapons
Help prevent weapons and violence in schools


You can help prevent weapons and violence in your
childs’ school.

Create a positive school environment

Know the students

Increase public awareness about violence

Teach nonviolence and alternatives to violent behavior

Train students in conflict resolution skills

Implement peer helping programs

Counsel troubled students

Train students in aggression replacement

Have a crisis intervention team in place

Enact a “Weapon Free School Zone” with signs

Conduct firearm safety courses

Create a positive reporting climate

Develop alternative placement for disruptive students

Enhance campus security - law enforcement on site

Restrict use of book bags

Conduct regular locker checks

Remove hall lockers

Follow a zero tolerance policy

Implement a student dress code