Demonstrates that "hands are not for hitting" by suggesting many positive uses for them, such as saying hello, playing, creating, and helping.

"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."-- School shootings scare everyone, even those not immediately affected. They make national and international news. They make parents afraid to send their children off to school. But they also lead to generalizations about those who perpetrate them. Most assumptions...

Explores the possible motives behind various school assaults in the past several years and preventative measures that have been established such as the Secret Service program, Safe School Initiative, that helps schools detect problem behavior in advance.

Instill the attitudes and practices, found in this book, in your students, and you can establish a peaceful classroom environment while teaching kids skills that will enable them to have positive, peaceful relationships throughout their lives.