Download or read book Violence and Discipline Problems in U. S. Public Schools, 1996-97 written by Shelley Burns and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of a survey on school violence, which was conducted with a national sample of 1,234 public elementary, middle, & secondary schools in all states in 1997. It requested information on 4 main topics: the incidence of crime & violence that occurred in public schools during the 1996-97 academic year; principals' perceptions about the seriousness of a variety of discipline issues in their schools; the types of disciplinary actions schools took against students for serious offenses; & the kind of security measures & violence prevention programs that were in place in public schools. Charts & tables.