Rhode Island Passes Law Requiring Public Schools To Teach About Dating Violence

See Rhode Island schools required to teach about dating violence, AP, 10/5/08, at 1

-only Texas also mandates such training for middle and high school students

NYC Schools Report 10% Decline in School Crime for 2007-08

See Less crime in schools last year, city reports, NYT, 8/6/08, at B2

-felonies drop 11% and no homicides or rapes on school property last year

New Jersey Schools Prepare Response Plans in Response to Campus Shootings

See "In an era of school shootings, lockdowns are the new drill," NYT, 3/25/08, at B1

-threat preparedness plans growing at schools and colleges

Arizona among Fifteen States Pushing to Allow Guns on Campuses as Response to Campus Shootings

See "Arizona weighs bill to allow guns on campuses," NYT, 3/5/08, at A10

-15 states have pending legislation to allow it as a response to protect against campus shootings