vention. Everyone has their own way of preventing violence. The U.S. Department of Education released a Survey to every school district in the U.S. requesting information on violence in the schools. Following is a copy of the survey in which certain questions are asked about the violence occurring in the schools.If every community gets together and tries to come up with ways to prevent youth violence, then we can minimize the violence amongst our children. Once that happens no one will have to worry about their child coming home from school or worry about their child being the center of another school shooting.Survey QuestionnaireDefinitionsFirearm - any weapon that is designed to (or may readily be converted to) expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. This includes guns, bombs, grenades, mines, rockets, missiles, pipebombs, or similar devices designed to explode and capable of causing bodily harm or property damage. Incident - a specific criminal act or offense involving one or more victims and one or more offenders.Physical attack or fight with a weapon - an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his or her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual with a weapon. This category should be used only when the attack is serious enough to warrant calling the police or other law enforcement representative.Physical attack or fight without a weapon - an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his or her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual without using a weapon. This category should be used only when the attack is serious enough to warrant calling the police or other law enforcement representative.Police or other law enforcement representatives - any regular state or local law enforcement officers, school resource officers, campus police, security personnel employed by school or district, or other security personnel wit...
