moderator FAVNET: october is domestic violence awareness month. however, it is now november and i still have some resource lists awaiting final touches before they can be posted.

"dv/vaw & school violence" is the twelth in a series of posts concerning different aspects of dv/vaw.

everyday we send our kids to school (and go to school ourselves) as if it were the most natural thing in the world. sometimes they (we) come home w/ more of an education for which anyone could ever bargain. no longer is school safety the purvue of crossguards, hall monitors, & yard duty moms--we're talking about metal detectors, cops, and full-blown anti-violence curriculums.

the merest hint of sexism within the school system is till quite problematic--think of test scores, title IX, "raising ophelia". add guns--the spectre of physical violence on the school campus--and people just *TILT*.

many will remember the montreal massacre (almost ten years ago to the day). when i was @ the un women's conf in beijing, i met one of the mother's of the montreal massacre. she said that she left the church the day of her daughter's funeral--the altar was filled w/ male clergy and not one of them addressed why her daughter & fella students were murdered in cold blood for the "crime" of being a feminist (aka a woman who thinks).

more recently there was jonesboro--most will remember how the media glossed over the gender issues. these issues were discussed in full on FAVNET, ABIGAILS-L, and other email lists. Irene Stuber also followed up the discussion in the 3/25/98 Catt's Claws and Trish Wilson published a *BRILLIANT* article entitled:

Call It What It Is: Femicide in Jonesboro
http://www.feminista.com/v1n12/femicide.html

the following is a list of anti-violence resources related to the school environment. the first section contains material related to the montreal massacre; the second, books related to violence in the school system, and the final section is a list of anti-violence internet resources.

soon this list & the others in the series will be posted @

http://geocities.datacellar.net/Wellesley/8984/favnet.html

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The Montreal Massacre

The Montreal Massacre
http://www.calder.net/history/h1206.htm

Dec 6. 1989 -Montreal, Quebec, Canada- Armed with a Sturm Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle, knives and bandoliers of ammunitions, Marc Lepine (25), while making anti-woman statements walks through Ecole (french for 'school') Polytechnique in Montreal, shooting and killing 14 women (wounding 13 others, mostly women). Lepine ends the rampage by shooting and killing himself. The attack sparks cries for greater gun control in Canada. Lepine had been rejected when he applied for admission to the school and blamed feminists for ruining his life.

The dead : Genevieve Bergeron, 21: Helene Colgan, 23; Nathalie Croteau, 23; Barbara Daigneault, 22; Anne-Marie Edward, 21; Maud Haviernick, 29; Barbara Maria Klucznik, 31; Maryse Leclair, 23; Annie St-Arneault, 23; Michele Richard, 21; Maryse Laganiere, 25; Anne-Marie Lemay, 22; Sonia Pelletier, 28; Annie Turcotte, 21.

For several years, Womensnet Canada has sponsored an internet vigil rememberring the vitims of the Montral Massacre

http://www.women.ca/violence/candle.html

This year, The White Ribbon Campaign is organizing anti-vaw activities Nov 27-Dec 6. For further info check out:

http://www.whiteribbon.ca/

Also, The Center for Women's Global Leadership is organizing the 1998 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (Nov. 25-Dec.10).

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cwgl/humanrights/campaign_right.html (english)
http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~cwgl/humanrights/lightspan.html (spanish)

Also available: The Montreal Massacre by Louise Malette (Editor), Marie Chalouh, Marlene Wildeman (Editor) (June 1991).

(exerpted from amazon.com) "'The Montreal Massacre' is a translation of essays, letters to editors, and poetry about the impact of the deaths of fourteen women engineering students, murdered by a gun-wielding man out to kill "feminists." In words both tender and scathing, its writers struggle to place the killings in their social context. Working to make the connections between personal grief and political action, the writings include a critique of the media, who for the most part reduced the tragedy to the isolated work of a "madman:" "If this is madness, never has it been so lucid...Never has madness left such a clear message."

Other websites & articles related to the Montreal massacre

After the Montreal Massacre (video, 1991)
http://www.nfb.ca/FMT/E/MSN/20/20103.html

DECEMBER 6TH COALITION/FUND
http://www.web.net/~bscc/dec6.htm

December 6th Victims Foundation Against Violence
http://reseau.chebucto.ns.ca/cfn/CommunitySupport/Men4Change/found.html

LIFE Hormones and Common Ground - Vigil
http://www.howdyneighbor.com/one-in-ten/FEMINISTvigil.html

MONTREAL MASSACRE: RAILING AGAINST FEMINISTS, A GUNMAN KILLS 14 WOMEN ON A MONTREAL CAMPUS, THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF: Maclean's Magazine December 18, 1989
http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/Dec6/
http://rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/Dec6/massacr.html

The PURPLE RIBBON CAMPAIGN
http://cfn.cs.dal.ca/cfn/CommunitySupport/Men4Change/qa.html

The Second Annual Candlelight Vigil Across the Internet
http://www.women.ca/violence/candle.html

STATUS of WOMEN CANADA - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dec6/letr97-e.html

Womensnet Canada
http://www.women.ca/violence/index.html

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Books:

50 Ways to a Safer World : Everyday Actions You Can Take to Prevent Violence in Neighborhoods, Schools, and Communities / Patricia Occhiuzzo Giggans, Barrie Levy

Anger Management in Schools : Alternatives to Student Violence / Jerry Wilde / 1995

The anti-violence community school : a police/school partnership model : summary report / Colleen Ryan

As Tough As Necessary : Countering Violence, Aggression, and Hostility in Our Schools / Richard L. Curwin, Allen N. Mendler / 1997

Bullies & Victims : Helping Your Child Survive the Schoolyard Battlefield / Suellen Fried, Paula Fried / 1998

Bullies and Victims in Schools : A Guide to Understanding and Management / Valerie E. Besag / Published 1989

But Teach, You Ain't Listenin', or How to Cope With Violence in a Public School Classroom / Tom Yonker / 1983

Children carrying weapons : why the recent increase: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, on the possession of weapons among children and the presence of these weapons in our schools, October 1, 1992

Conflict Resolution in the Schools : A Manual for Educators (Jossey-Bass Education Series) / Kathryn Girard, et al / 1996

Controlling Crime in the School : A Complete Security Handbook for Administrators Seymour D. Vestermark, Peter D. Blauvelt / 1978

Coping With Bullying in Schools / Brendan Byrne / Paperback / 1995

Coping With Weapons and Violence in Your School and on Your Streets (Coping Series) / Maryann Miller / 1996

Creating Safe Schools : What Principals Can Do (Principals Taking Action) / Marie Somers Hill, Frank W. Hill / Hardcover / Published 1994

Crime at College : The Student Guide to Personal Safety / Curtis Ostrander / 1994

Daniel the Dinosaur Learns to Stand Tall Against Bullies : A Group Activities Manual to Teach K-6 Children How to Handle Other Children's Aggressive behavior / Teresa M. Schmidt / 1996

Days of Respect : Organizing a Schoolwide Violence Prevention Program (Making the Peace) / Ralph Cantor(Editor), et al / 1996

Dealing With Weapons at School and at Home / Lorelei Apel / 1997

Discipline and Authority in School and Family / John Martin Rich / 1982

Disruptive Behaviour in Schools / Neil Frude, Hugh Gault / 1984

Everything You Need to Know About School Violence / Anna Kreiner / 1995

Everything You Need to Know About Weapons in School and at Home / Jay Schleifer 1994

The Evolution of School Disturbance in America : Colonial Times to Modern Day / Gordon A. Crews, M. Reid Counts / 1997

Field hearing on violence in our nation's schools : hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, hearing held in Bronx, NY, May 4, 1992

Guns, Violence & Teens / Vic Cox

The Handbook of Conflict Resolution Education : A Guide to Building Quality Programs in Schools (Jossey Bass Education Series) -- Richard J. Bodine, Donna K. Crawford

Hearing on H.R. 6, school safety : hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, June 22, 1993

Hearing on school violence : hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, July 20, 1994

Maximum Security : The Culture of Violence in Inner-City Schools / John Devine / 1996

The Montreal Massacre / by Louise Malette (Editor), Marie Chalouh, Marlene Wildeman (Editor)

Murder in the playground : the Burnage report

Raising Ophelia / Mary Pipher

Ready-To-Use Violence Prevention Skills Lessons & Activities for Secondary Students / Ruth Weltmann, et al / 1998

Recess from violence : making our schools safe : hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on S. 1125 ... September 23, 1993

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Violence Which Occurred on 29 October 1983 at the University of Zululand

Restoring Harmony : A Guide for Managing Conflicts in Schools / James L. Lee, et al / 1998

Safe Schools : A Security and Loss Prevention Plan / James Barry Hylton / 1996

Safe Schools, Safe Students: A Guide to Violence Prevention Strategies

Sex, Power & the Violent School Girl / Sibylle Artz / 1998

School Crime and Violence : Victims' Rights / James A. Rapp, et al / 1987

School Discipline and School Violence : The Teacher Variance Approach / Irwin A. Hyman, et al / 1996

School Violence : A Reference Handbook (1997 Ed) / Deborah L. Kopka / 1997

School Violence Intervention : A Practical Handbook / Arnold P. Goldstein(Editor), Jane Close Conoley (Contributor) / 1997

Schoolgirls

Schools, Violence, and Society / Allan M. Hoffman(Editor) / 1996

Solutions for Youth Violence for Schools and Communities : A Resource Guide / Robert C. Cloud / 1997

Solving Violence Problems in Your School : Why a Systematic Approach Is Necessary / Carole Remboldt / 1995

Staying Safe at School (The Get Prepared Library of Violence Prevention for Young Women) / Donna Chaiet / 1995

Systemic Violence in Education : Promise Broken (Suny Series, Education and Culture) / Juanita Ross Epp(Editor), Ailsa M. Watkinson / 1997

Towards Bully-Free Schools / Derek Glover, et al / 1997

Trevor and Tiffany, the Tyrannosaurus Twins, Learn to Stop Bullying : A Group Activities Manual to Teach K-6 Children How to Replace Aggressive behavior / Teresa M. Schmidt / 1996

Victimization in Schools (Law, Society and Policy, Vol 2) / Gary D. Gottfredson, Denise C. Gottfredson / 1985

Violence & School Safety (Nolpe Case Citation Series Case Citations, No 17) / Charles J. Russo(Editor) / 1994

Violence and the Schools : A Collection / Phillip Harris(Editor) / 1994

Violence and Vandalism in Public Education : Problems and Prospects / John Ban / 1977

Violence in American Schools : A New Perspective / Delbert S. Elliott(Editor), et al / 1998 Violence in Our Schools, Hospitals and Public Places : A Prevention and Management Guide / Eugene D. Wheeler, S. Anthony, Ph.D. Baron / 1993

Violence in Schools : Learning in Fear (Issues in Focus) / Nancy Day /

Violence in the Schools : How to Proactively Prevent and Defuse It (Roadmaps to Success : The Practicing Administrator's Leadership) / Joan L. Curcio, Patricia F. First / 1993

Violence in the schools : programs and policies for prevention : a report from the Canadian Education Association / Jyl MacDougall

Violence Prevention and Reduction in Schools/ William N. Bender(Editor), et al / 1999

Violence, Values, and Justice in the Schools / Rodger W. Bybee / 1982

Working Together Against School Violence (The Library of Social Activism) Sheila Klee / 1996

Waging Peace in Our Schools / Lantieri Linda, Janet Patti, Marian Wright Edelman / 1996

Weapons use in Canadian schools / Sandra Gail Walker

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ASCD:Preventing School Violence: Policies for Safety, Caring, & Achievement
http://www.ascd.org/issue/violence.html

The Assault Prevention Information Network: Violence at School
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~weiss/SchoolSD.html

CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/PreViolence/CtrPreSchVio.html

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence: Violence in American Schools
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/research/violenceschools.html

Coming to terms with violence in our schools by Pedro Noguera, Berkeley, California
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/pedro.html

ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education: AN OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIES TO REDUCE SCHOOL VIOLENCE by Wendy Schwartz
http://www.uncg.edu/edu/ericcass/violence/index.htm
http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/digests/dig115.html

Information about Bullying for Teachers and Parents
http://www.lfcc.on.ca/bully.htm

Learning Exchange Digest: Preventing School Violence
http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/essay/7_24/schvioldigest.html

London Family Court Clinic: ASAP A SCHOOL-BASED ANTI-VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM
http://www.lfcc.on.ca/asap.htm

National School Safety Center
http://www.nssc1.org/

Safe Schools Coalition, Inc.
http://www.ed.mtu.edu/safe/

The Safe Schools Coalition of Washington ~ and the Safe Schools Anti-Violence Documentation Project
http://members.tripod.com/~claytoly/ssp_home>

THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR: The Critical State of Violence Prevention BY PEDRO A. NOGUERA
http://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdmin/noguera1.htm

School Violence
http://is.dal.ca/~barkhous/violence.html

Teacher Talk: Violence in the Schools, Volume 2, Issue 3
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v2i3/v2i3toc.html

Violence & the Public schools by hal Nurbach, Curry school of Education
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~rkb3b/Hal/SchoolViolence.html

VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS
http://www.columbia.edu/~tlm21/intro.html

WEEA: Gender and Violence: Implications for Peaceful Schools By Katherine Hanson and Anne McAuliffe, Education Development Center, Inc.
http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/articles/gbv.peace.html

YAHOO: Full Coverage:US News:School Violence
http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/US/School_Violence/

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this post is dedicated to the victims, their family & friends, and the survivors of the montreal massacre plus all those who organize anti-vaw actions in solidarity with them.

special thanks to my dad, coach gene gagliardi of independence high school, san jose, ca. for nearly forty years, he has been faithful to the teaching/coaching profession, inspiring high school students, college football players, fellow teachers & administrators (and even his own children) to pursue and achieve excellence.

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