Presents twelve debate-style essays on such aspects of school violence prevention as anti-bullying programs, zero-tolerance policies, gun control, society's expectations of boys, and religion.

Antibullying programs can prevent school violence / Rita Healy, Marc Hequet, Collette McKenna-Parker -- Antibullying programs are ineffective and unnecessary / Matt Labash -- Zero-tolerance policies are necessary to prevent school violence / Kay S. Hymowitz -- Zero-tolerance policies are absurd / John Derbyshire -- Increased security measures can help prevent school violence / Mary W. Green -- Increased school security measures violate students' rights / Randall R. Berger -- Increased gun control can prevent school shootings / Lionel Van Deerlin -- Gun control will not prevent school shootings / Joseph Perkins -- Using students as metal detectors / Ana Figueroa, Adam Rogers -- Identifying at-risk students can help prevent school violence / James M. Kauffman -- Changing society's expectations of boys can prevent school violence / William S. Pollack -- Restoring God to American culture is the only way to prevent school violence / George A. Kendall.