[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 25160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  SAVE AMERICA'S SCHOOLS FROM VIOLENCE

  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, all of us are duly concerned about the 
alarming rise in school violence, and I am pleased to report that the 
American Medical Association Alliance in conjunction with the New York 
State Medical Society is resolved to do something important about it. 
Today, communities throughout our Nation are joining in announcing this 
new program, Save America's Schools From Violence, which recognizes 
that guns in the playground are only a part of the problem. Solutions 
such as turning off violent television programs, ignoring music with 
violent or provocative lyrics, avoiding violent videos and computer 
games and engaging in constructive play will be encouraged throughout 
this 1-year initiative.
  School violence takes many forms, from name calling, to pushing, to 
bullying. Over 3 million crimes were committed against teenagers in 
schools in 1996 including robbery, theft, vandalism, rape, sexual 
battery, and physical attacks. The American Medical Association 
Alliance's goal is to make our schools a safe place for our children to 
learn to play and grow by sending the positive message that violence in 
our schools is unacceptable.

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