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Reports on the actions taken by Cecil Brinkley, the assistant principal at Heritage High School, in Conyers, Georgia when a sophomore opened fire on students. How Brinkley talked the gunman to giving up his weapon and then embraced him; The need for students in both Conyers and Littleton, Colorado to begin healing; Number of arrests made by students threatening violence in their schools in May 1999; Profile of the Conyers, Georgia gunman.

Discusses a case in which schoolchildren on a field trip to a prison were strip-searched, question of whether their civil rights were violated, and the topic of how the liquor industry is marketing products toward children.

Focuses on a case in which students of Locke High School in South Central Los Angeles, California, have complained about being searched for weapons in violation of school policy. Claims that students have been searched against their will, without warning, and in front of other students; View that the case could clarify other cases nationwide, including a possible showdown at United States Supreme Court in a test of racial profiling; Question of whether students can be searched arbitrarily and without consent.

Focuses on murders committed by Mamoru Takuma, a mentally unstable man, at an elite elementary school in Osaka, Japan. View of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that changes should be made in nation's penal code; Legal provision which allows forced hospitalization of mentally ill criminals; Criticism of treatment of violent mentally ill patients in Japan; Outlook for school safety in Japan.

Focuses on how apprehensiveness has flowed into America's secondary schools in the wake of the assault at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Increase in school security; Suggestion of closer partnerships with police departments; School social tensions; Efforts of Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis.

Focuses on the issue of safety in the United States school system. Issues of parental discipline and gun control. Statistics of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics; Estimate on the number of serious violent crimes committed on children since 1986; Efforts to ensure that schools remain places of hope and openness.

Focuses on hate crimes and school safety in the wake of the shootings in Colorado and Georgia schools. How many school districts in the United States are beginning programs to deter students from targeting people because of their race, gender, or sexual orientation; Comment of Alfred Blumstein, director of the National Consortium of Violence Research at Carnegie Mellon University, on distinguishing between a crime of prejudice and teenage bullying; Conflict resolution programs in areas such as Los Angeles, California.

Reports the May 20, 1999 school shooting at Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia. Details of the shooting in which six students were injured; Role of police and the assistant principal in containing the violence; Occurrence of the shooting as United States President Bill Clinton visited Littleton, Colorado, the scene of a school shooting on April 20, 1999, and the US Senate debated on gun control; Focus on US suburban areas; Comments from Bruce Hunter of the American Association of School Administrators and others. INSET: Rockdale County embodies the new South.

Discusses how the Columbine High School shootings appear to have profoundly impacted the politics of guns in the United States. The Republicans unexpected acquiescence on several gun control measures; Democrats' suspicions over some Republicans' moves; Criticism of Democrats by Republicans regarding the juvenile-justice bill.

Discusses the spiritual searching taking place in Littleton, Colorado after the school shooting that took place April 20, 1999. Students' desire for a real change in themselves and the community; The noticeable change in the students toward each other; Comments from Reverend Bill Oudemolen of the Foothills Bible Church about the spiritual seeking; The message of love, support and forgiveness in many of Littleton's houses of worship.

Reports the vast number of threats of violence at schools across the United States after the shooting in Littleton, Colorado. Majority of threats as pranks; School officials who are not taking risks in dealing with these threats; A change in school policy; The view of psychologists that the threats are students' efforts to get out of school; Parents who want the school systems to settle down.

Focuses on ethical, moral and spiritual questions raised by the school shootings in Littleton, Colorado. Concerns, including lack of knowledge of right from wrong and lack of respect for individuals; Belief by religious officials and others in a need for spirituality and moral teachings in the United States; Other suggestions, including the need for consequences; Comments from Billy Epperhart, pastor of the Trinity Christian Center in Littleton and others; Outlook.

Editorial. Comments on the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The need for dialogue in an effort to understand children's trends of thought; Moral voids in children's lives that need to be filled; The role of schools in preventing violence; The home and church as places where children learn to discern between right and wrong.

Discusses clique conflict and violence in the United States in wake of the student shootings in Littleton, Colorado in April 1999. The social composition of an American high school; Gangs and the traditional subgroups of students; Cliques formed around deviant behavior; The need for intervention from adults; How differences between groups can be diminished; Suggestion of a cooperative learning model that centers on the formation of learning teams.

Reports on community activity following the shooting deaths at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. How people are volunteering assistance, comforting others, and donating blood; The emphasis on faith and love over hate by holding special prayer services and vigils; Previous violent incidents in Colorado.

Focuses on the school shooting in the United States that occurred in Littleton, Colorado in April 1999. Theories on what caused two students to kill others at the Columbine High School; The view of organized critics of popular culture and the media on the three-year trend in school shootings; Question of racism being at the root of the violence; Extremist groups and philosophies such as Neo-Nazism; Mention of so-called Goths.

Editorial. Comments on the shootings in Littleton, Colorado, at Columbine High School. Compassion for the victims and their families; Need for greater gun control; School-safety measures; Need for youth to learn how to handle their frustrations; What religious communities can offer.

Analyzes the school shootings in Littleton, Colorado. Two students murdering at least 15 people; Comments from Colorado Governor Bill Owens; Other recent school shootings; Rate of crime and serious violence in schools in the United States; Response of schools to violence; Zero tolerance in schools for guns and weapons; Views of Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci; Violence prevention programs.

Reports on the fraudulent activity of The National College Registration Board. Cost to register; What the card offered; Investigation; How the board was made to pay back over 2000 students; Involvement from the United States Postal Service; Details on other cards.

Reports on the United States Supreme Court's decision to make sexual-harassment charges more difficult for students to pursue against school districts. Specifics on the recovery of damages; Details of the case involving a student and teacher; Ruling that members of the same sex can prosecute each other for sexual harassment. INSET: Guns, taxes, school prayer.

Reports that in Franklin, Massachusetts school, police, and legal officials are coordinating a team approach to dealing with student death threats. Shootings in suburban schools; Comments from Richard Warren, Franklin's superintendent of schools; Threats from a student at Franklin High School; New measures that will be adopted.

Reports on the murder of a Harvard University student on May 28, 1995, and the refusal of police to speculate the reason.