when 57% of violent crimes committed by juveniles occur on school days, even though only about half of the days in a year are school days you know there is a problem. Or maybe it is more visible with the knowledge that 25% of inner-city school students report carrying a weapon in school, and 44% report carrying weapons out of school. No one really needs statistics to see we have a problem. You can watch any news program …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…with the school or community. Dr. Stennies, from the CDC comments, "These deaths are disconcerting because we believe schools should be safe havens for our children and it is appropriate to take action to make them so. But schools are part of the community and reflect the events of our whole society. Every year, 6,000 school-aged children die from murder or suicide., and the best way to protet students is to reduce violence outside of school."