[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8955]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           NEVADA'S PURSUIT TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFE FOR OUR KIDS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today the President assembled the second 
national summit on school violence in an effort to prevent further 
tragedies from occurring on our school grounds.
  Today I would like to praise Nevadans in their efforts to see that 
our schools remain safe for our children. Numerous meetings and public 
forums involving community leaders, parents, and teachers have taken 
place and have been televised during prime time hours throughout the 
State of Nevada.
  Just last Friday, a Nevada volunteer program called ``Parent Patrol'' 
celebrated its third anniversary by honoring those parents who 
volunteer their time to monitor activities in and around Nevada school 
yards.
  Our Nevada State Legislature is also establishing a special 
commission to investigate the causes of school violence and how Nevada 
may be able to provide the necessary resources to detect threats before 
they are carried out.
  Like every other State, Nevada is not immune to the threat of school 
violence. But where there is a committed pursuit for answers and 
actions, we are bound to make progress.
  Many questions, though, remain to be answered by the ills of our 
society; but as our kids are taught in school, there are no stupid 
questions. In this case, the answers may save lives.

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