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Title:  Schools need to focus on violence-- Experts say education officials need to recognize danger signs
Writer:  Eric Gonzalez
Date:  December 9, 1999
Source:  Athens Daily News
Lead:  If education officials graded school safety and gauged the mental health of their students as intensely as they focus on test scores, tragedies like this week's shooting at an Oklahoma school could be avoided.
Keywords:  Scott Poland, National Organization of Victims Assistance, Houston, Summit on School Violence, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, youth violence, danger signs, violence in schools, mental health, prevention, bullying, drugs, weapons, Bess Allen, Rutland Psychoeducational Services, Krystal Gail Archer, identification, denial, stress, Fort Gibson Middle School, Oklahoma.

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