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United States

There were thirty-two school-associated violent deaths in the United States between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000, sixteen of which involved children of school age.^[1] is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, 5% of students ages 12–18 reported being victims of nonfatal crimes, 4% reported being victims of theft, and 1% reported being victims of violent incidents.^[1] In 2003, public school students were more likely than private school students to report being bullied (7 vs. 5%), and rural students were more likely than their urban and suburban counterparts to report being bullied (10% vs. 7%).^[1] In a 1999 national survey of high school students: 7% of students (and 11% of male students) said they had carried a weapon to school in the last month; 8% of students said they had been threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in the past year; 14% said that they had been involved in a physical fight on school property in the past year; and 5% said they had missed at least one day of school in the last month because they felt unsafe at school or when traveling to or from school.^{[citation needed]} This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China An artists rendering of an aerial view of the Maryland countryside: Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), Aerial Series: Ploughed Fields, Maryland, 1974, acrylic and mixed materials on apertured double canvas, 52... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

In 1999–2000, 20% of all public schools experienced one or more serious violent crimes such as rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. 71% of public schools reported violent incidents and 46% reported thefts.^[1]

Each year, 3 million young people in the United States fall victim to crimes at school. Almost 2 million of these incidents involve violence. This lesson examines school violence and policy proposals related to it.

Poland

In 2006, in response to the suicide of a student following a group sexual assault in a classroom, the Polish Minister of Education, Roman Giertych, launched a Zero Tolerance school reform.^[2] Under this plan, teachers would have the legal status of civil servants, making violent crimes against them punishable by higher penalties. Head teachers will be, in theory, able to send aggressive pupils to perform community service and these students' parents may also be fined. Teachers who fail to report violent acts in school could face a prison sentence.^[3] Roman Giertych Roman Giertych, (IPA: [], born 27 February 1971 in Åšrem, Poland) is a Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister and, since May 5, 2006, Minister of Education. ...

See also

• School shooting
• List of school-related attacks

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