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OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING TO LEARN: What Must Be Done to Eliminate School Violence Across America? Prevention of Youth Violence Among African-American Youth 1 INTRODUCTION What can be done to ensure our children’s safety while they are obtaining an education? Are our schools unsafe or are our children dangerous? (More than 7 percent of high school students are confronted with or injured by a weapon on school property.) There have been several acts of school violence committed within the past few years, that have taken the lives of innocent people, teachers and students alike. (Figure 1.1 shows a list of past school shootings.) As parents, educators, and students, we must unite in the fight against school violence. Could these acts of violence have been prevented? School violence is not a new subject of interest for educators. It has existed and been observed for years in a less volatile manner. There have been reports of thefts, acts of vandalism, physical and verbal assaults on students and educators, and drugs of sorts. So why the recent evolution towards weapons? The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), a group of state Attorney Generals from all ov