Despite the important role of schools as a setting for violence research and prevention interventions, relatively little scientific or systematic work has been done to describe the nature and level of fatal violence associated with schools. Public health and education officials have had to rely on limited local studies and estimated numbers to describe the extent of school-associated violent deaths. As a result, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) requested assistance from the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP)/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in establishing an ongoing surveillance system of school-associated violent deaths in the United States. This surveillance system remains the only systematic effort to document school-associated violent deaths on a national basis.
The surveillance system will continue to contribute to the understanding of fatal violence associated with schools, guide further research in the area, and help direct ongoing and future prevention programs.
US Code:
42 USC 391
Name of Law: Publich Health Service Act
US Code:
42 USC 241 (280 1-a)
Name of Law: General Powers and Duties of Public Health
This is an extension of the previously approved ICR.
$163,546
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Maryam Daneshvar 4046394604
Reginfo record details
No
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