A Division of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention

Injury Prevention & Control : Division of Violence Prevention

Published August 2016
Resource links updated August 2016

Edwin R. Gerler, Ed.D., North Carolina State University

In the United States, an estimated 50 million students are enrolled in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Another 15 million students attend colleges and universities across the country. While U.S. schools remain relatively safe, any amount of violence is unacceptable. Parents, teachers, and administrators expect schools to be safe havens of learning. Acts of violence can disrupt the learning process and have a negative effect on students, the school, and the broader community. Much of the information contained in this document can be located at

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/

 

https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/practice-briefs/articles/school-violence

 

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention