"Will They Tell? Weapons Reporting by Middle-School Youth," Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, June 2007
- 70% of youth responded they would report another student who brought a weapon to school
- 83% said they would report another student if they could do it anonymously
- 70% would report a friend if they could do it anonymously
- Over 50% said they would definitely or probably report even if people might think they were a snitch or a tattletale
- Only 3.3% said they would never report a weapon threat
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2005
- 1,079,301 high school students across America take a weapon to school at least once every 30 days
- 996,227 high school students feel too unsafe to even go to school at least once every 30 days
- 5.4% of high school students (9.9% of males) carry a gun at least once every 30 days
- 1.3 million high school students are threatened or injured with a weapon on school property at least once every year
- Visit the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System web site
"Safe School Initiative," developed by the US Secret Service and US Department of Education 2002
- 81% of school attackers tell someone of their plans beforehand
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Benenson Strategy Group survey for PAX, July 24, 2001
- 52% of students know of an incident where someone brought a weapon to school. Of those, 61% did nothing about it
- 52% of students have heard of a threat of weapons-related violence in school. Of those, 56% did nothing about it
- 13% of students know of someone who has brought a gun to school. Of those, 67% did nothing about it
- 52% of students could get a gun if they wanted one. 35% could get one in less than a week. 15% could get one in less than a day
- 51% whose families keep a gun in the home could get one in a week compared to 28% whose families do not keep a gun in the house
- Over 75% of students in homes with guns know where a gun is hidden
- 92% of students say they would definitely (71%) or probably (21%) report it to an adult if they knew someone brought a gun to school
- 81% of students say they would definitely (48%) or probably (33%) report it to an adult if they knew someone brought another weapon to school
- 86% of students say they would definitely (56%) or probably (30%) report it to an adult if they heard a student make a threat of weapons-related violence against another student, against a teacher or administrator or against the school itself
- 89% of students say it would be very (63%) or somewhat important (26%) that their involvement in speaking up would be secret
- 94% of students strongly (61%) or somewhat support (33%) the concept behind the 1-866-SPEAK-UP hotline