1999

VHS Video

28 Minutes

Documentary: Interviews with families, students, teachers, law enforcement officials, counselors, etc.

Featuring recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman

Outbreaks of school violence leave us feeling frustrated and helpless.
   Popular recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman has seen the devastation up close. He graduated from the Paducah, Kentucky high school where a student shot up a prayer meeting, killing three classmates and wounding several others. Chapman hosts this illuminating documentary designed to help prevent youth violence.
    There's no magic solution, but this video reveals some crucial warning signs and offers concrete ways to diminish the likelihood of violence at school. While no single warning sign should be taken as an indication that a student is about to commit a violent act, these warnings can help both students and teachers spot the potential and offer preventive measures. (Includes sobering interviews with family members of the students who were killed in the Paducah shootings.)

Topics Covered :
Causes of school violence
Effects on students, families, communities, etc.
Warning signs for possible prevention