ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Teens Reporting Threats to School Safety.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2002 TOPIC: Opinion Research Corp. International surveyed 501 teens and found that 81 percent of them would report students who may pose a threat to school safety, according to an article by USA Today. The survey was commissioned by Students Against Violence Everywhere. Among the teens surveyed, 50 percent said they attended more assemblies addressing violence and anti-bullying at their schools and 47 percent noticed more physical security in their schools, the article says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Charles Charles, archduke of Austria Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by Brody is a licensed psychologist psy·chol·o·gist n. A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy. psychologist at the Institute for Integration Therapy. He has counseled the victims and families affected by the shootings at Columbine High School Columbine High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado. The school is located at 6201 South Pierce Street, one mile west of the Littleton city limits and half a mile south of the Denver city/county line. in Littleton, Colo. Brody can comment on why the school shootings
Mr. James E. Copple is the vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC NCPC National Crime Prevention Council NCPC National Capital Planning Commission NCPC Nouveau Code de Procédure Civile (French: New Code of Civil Procedure) NCPC National Center for Primary Care ). In this position, Mr. Copple is one of the spokespersons for the National Crime Prevention. Mr. Copple oversees the Departments responsible for the National Conference of NCPC, the Substance Abuse Unit, Production and Training Units, Youth and Teens Crime and Community, National Youth Safety Corps, National Service, and the Office of New Americans. Mr. Copple helps coordinate the various media campaigns for the Crime Prevention Coalition of America and is responsible for planning, implementing and staffing the Strategic Plan of the Crime Prevention Coalition of America. Mr. Copple is a highly regarded speaker and writer in the substance abuse, mental health and violence prevention field. PR: D. Kellie Foster (kfoster@ncpc.org, 202/261-4120). Mr. Roderick Beaumont of Paradigm Group International is an expert regarding school safety and educational reform. 520/443-9941 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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