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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Preventing Conflicts & Violence

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how conflicts arise, how to prevent conflicts, and how emotions and attitudes affect conflicts. Also, learn how to speak out against violence with the help of the discussion questions, activity ideas, and writing prompts provided...
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Other

Unicef: Child Protection From Violence, Explotation, and Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information and statistics of child labor throughout the world.
Article
Other

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence: Student Parent Handbook

For Students 9th - 10th
High School Parent Handbook that discusses personal boundaries and teen relationships.
Article
Other

Venezuela Analysis: Violence Needed Against Chavez

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the opposition to Hugo Chavez as personified by ex-president of Venezuela, Carlos Andres Perez. (28 July 2004)
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NBC

Msnbc: Saddam's Legacy of Violence and War

For Students 9th - 10th
MSNBC offers a breaking news story on the capture of Saddam Hussein also tells of his rise to power.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre: How Fearmongering Led to Violence

For Students 9th - 10th
In the center of downtown Atlanta, a handful of streets intersect, forming what locals know as Five Points. Today, a park, a university, high-rise buildings and throngs of motorists and pedestrians make this a bustling area, belying its...
Professional Doc
Other

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
Professional Doc
Other

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
Website
Other

National School Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource for school safety information, training, and violence prevention.
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: In Chicago, One Woman Offers a Safety Net

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the work of one woman who is trying to make Chicago a safer place for young people. Includes an audio version of the story.
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Other

Muslim Women's League: Welcome to the Muslim Women's League

For Students 9th - 10th
Addresses a multitude of topics pertaining to women and "the values of Islam", including dress, equality, and violence.
Handout
Other

Congressional Research Service: Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Congressional Research Service Report, Casey L. Addis examines Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections in their entirety, beginning with a summary of the candidates and their campaigns and concluding with a description of the violence...
Primary
Other

Hiero Graphics Online: The Rosewood Massacre Report

For Students 9th - 10th
A three-part report prepared for the Florida Board of Regents that goes into great detail about the Rosewood Massacre in Florida in 1923. This was just one of many examples of violence against African-Americans after World War I.
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Media Smarts

Media Smarts

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy provides resources regarding media violence, media stereotyping, online hate, and information privacy. Each article is available in English and French.
Primary
Other

Displays for Schools: Rosewood Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive material detailing the events surrounding the Rosewood Massacre and ensuing racial violence in 1923. Features a chronology of events and firsthand recollections of survivors.
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BBC

Bbc World Service: I Have a Right To

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your own rights? This site aims to help people make good choices and understand issues that directly affect them such as freedom, equality, safety, domestic violence, and the law. Choose a human rights case study for...
Article
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Beyond "Tribes": Violence and Politics in Kenya

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Claire Robertson examines the problems in Kenya, especially those as a result of the general election in 2007.
Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases by Ida b.wells

For Students 10th - 12th
This is an excerpt comes from "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" by Ida B.Wells. In it she talks about lynching, or the murder by mob for an alleged crime without a legal trial. The targets of such violence and hatred were...
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Other

National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime, and the Community

For Students 9th - 10th
With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Littleton Shooting, 1999 Interviews

For Students 9th - 10th
Read interviews with leaders in education, psychology, and law on the topic of youth violence. Looks at the issue of "Why our sons turn violent and how can we save them." Read the answers to this question, with specific details on recent...
Article
Christian Science Monitor

Cs Monitor: Strategies for Dealing With Rage

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by the Christian Science Monitor (December 21, 1999), explores the sharp differences in strategies for dealing with rage. With all the talk of violence in schools, how should kids handle the rage that may be...
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Curated OER

Violence

For Students Pre-K - 1st
violence
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Other

Justice Learning: Zero Tolerance

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information for students and teachers examining the issue of zero tolerance in schools and whether this was an ill-thought out policy. Resources include news articles, legal cases, legislation, audio files, etc. as well as...
Article
BBC

Bbc: Week of 8 18 14: Michael Brown Killing: State Police to Take Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the current state of the protests in Missouri regarding the death of 18 year old Michael Brown at the hands of a police officer.

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