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Tobacco Free Kids Day is April 2nd
for more information about teen smoking and the potential effects of further
abuse click the following link -
Tobacco as a "gateway" drug
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Crimestoppers participates in 2007 Tyler Christmas Parade
for more info and pictures. . . click
here
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A DOZEN THINGS
STUDENTS CAN DO
TO STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE
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Refuse to bring a
weapon to school, refuse to carry a weapon for someone else, and refuse to
keep silent about those who carry weapons.
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Report any crime
immediately to school authorities or police.
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Report suspicious
behavior or talk by other students to a teacher or counselor at your school.
You may save someone’s life.
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Learn how to manage
your own anger effectively. Find out ways to settle arguments by talking it
out, working it out, or walking away rather than fighting.
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Help others settle
disputes peaceably. Start or join a peer mediation program, in which trained
students help classmates find ways to settle arguments without fists or
weapons.
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Set up a teen court,
in which youths serve as judge, prosecutor, jury, and defense counsel.
Courts can hear cases, make findings, and impose sentences, or they may
establish sentences in cases where teens plead guilty. Teens feel more
involved in the process than in an adult-run juvenile justice system.
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Become a peer
counselor, working with classmates who need support and help with problems.
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Mentor a younger
student. As a role model and friend, you can make it easier for a younger
person to adjust to school and ask for help.
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Start a school crime
watch. Consider including a student patrol that helps keep an eye on
corridors, parking lots, and groups, and a way for students to report
concerns anonymously.
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Ask each student
activity or club to adopt an anti-violence theme. The newspaper could run
how-to stories on violence prevention; the art club could illustrate the
costs of violence. Career clubs could investigate how violence affects their
occupational goals. Sports teams could address ways to reduce violence
that’s not part of the game plan.
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Welcome new students
and help them feel at home in your school. Introduce them to other students.
Get to know at least one student unfamiliar to you each week.
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Start (or sign up for)
a “peace pledge” campaign, in which students promise to settle disagreements
without violence, to reject weapons, and to work toward a safe campus for
all. Try for 100 percent participation.
National Crime Prevention Council
1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW • 13th Floor • Washington, DC 20036 •
www.ncpc.org
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For more information about this website, contact
Drew Whitfield, REL SRO
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