WELCOME August 27, 2001 Issue

Working to make schools safe

The Editors

This Is The Time of year when kids and parents are thinking about the new school year. They're thinking about what subjects to take, about buying school clothes—and possibly about trying out for sports teams or the school marching band. And maybe they're also thinking about being safe at school.

There's no question that the events of the past few years have made safety a high priority for students, parents, and teachers in many countries. In some communities this has meant installing checkpoints at school entrances to detect weapons that might be carried into school. It's meant vigilant watching and counseling of children who exhibit erratic behavior. It's meant recovering from the tragedy of school shootings and other kinds of violence. And in some cases, it's meant that individuals, churches, and even whole communities have banded together in prayer for the welfare of children during the school year.

In this week's Sentinel, you'll meet Christian Science practitioner Kate Mullane Oyer, who tells about her experience counseling students and parents after the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. And book author Daniel Robb, who talks about teaching delinquent adolescent boys on an island off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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