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(Cassie Deacon 2-8-00)
Bill Title S-9855
School Violence (Columbine High School)In the bill of S-9855 for school violence, I propose that we install metal detectors along with security guards in schools nationwide.
Security Guards This would cut back on the students bringing in weapons to the schools. There are also other advantages to this. First of all, it would reduce the amount of school violence. By eliminating weapons, and other metallic objects that can be used as a weapon (even if not indicated for one) we can make schools a safer place for the student. The security guards would be there to break up fights, and could keep an eye out for any weapons that may have gotten by the metal detectors. With security guards, and metal detectors, we can prevent tragedies like Columbine. I think that this proposal would work to solve the problem of school violence.
The Education and Labor Committee
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President- The President signs or vetoes the bill or allows it to become law without signing it. Congress can overrule a veto by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
Web sites related to my bill:

Risk Factors for Violence in Schools
Violence in Schools
Preventing School Violence
School Violence can be Provented
Solving the Problem of Violence in Schools
Measures To Ensure School Safety
Institute on School Violence
Violence
SC Attorney General's Office: Stop School Violence Awareness Program
School Violence - Newsletter Series on Awareness
Stopping School Violence
Creating a School Violence Committee
Metal Detectors in Schools