Presents the October 1998 "Annual Report on School Safety," compiled by the U.S. Department of Education. Discusses the scope of school violence and what communities can do. Describes model programs and offers access to resources.

Report issued jointly by the Departments of Education & Justice to present an updated description of the nature & extent of crime on school property. It shows what measures some schools have taken to prevent & address school violence, refining & revising the program information provided in the 1998 ed. of this report. Captures the spirit of 54 communities that have taken to heart the advice in the previous report on what communities can do through collaboration. Chapters: The Nature & Scope of School Violence -- Federal & international Data; Safe Schools/Healthy Students -- Collaboration in Action; Model Programs -- Helping to Improve School Safety; & Resources.