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2) Unlocked
Author
Language
English
Description
Holden Harris is an autistic eighteen-year-old who is bullied at school. Ella Reynolds is the head cheerleader who befriends Holden but has problems of her own at home.
3) Bulletproof
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The documentary explores the complexities of violence in schools by looking at the strategies employed to prevent it. The film observes the longstanding rituals that take place in and around American schools: homecoming parades, basketball practice, morning announcements, and math class. Unfolding alongside these scenes are a collection of newer traditions: lockdown drills, teacher firearms training, metal detector screenings, and school safety trade...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xviii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines forty-eight national and international cases of school shootings to dispel the myths, explore the motives, and expose the many factors that drive people to rampage attacks.
9) Shooter
Author
Publisher
Amistad/HarperTempest
Language
English
Description
Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.
10) 187
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a teacher is beaten in his Brooklyn school, he leaves for a troubled school in L.A. to try to escape the memories.
15) 13 families
Publisher
Osiris Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shootings at Columbine High School on April 20th 1999 ended thirteen lives and shattered countless others. But while the tragic events of that day were well documented, the stories of the families who lost loved ones and struggled to build new lives have yet to be told. 13 Families weaves an intimate tapestry of hope, providing the families a forum to tell their personal stories.
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xi, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A report on the overblown fear of violence that turns American schools into prisons and students into suspects describes how the fixation on crime and security has resulted in unprecedented restrictions on student rights, dignity, and educational freedom.
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