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Memo from NYSUT legal counsel summarizing relevant laws, November 11, 1993; Special Order of Business: NYSUT Program for a Comprehensive Safe Schools Act, passed at March 3-5, 1994, NYSUT Representative Assembly; related materials

Scope and Contents Memo from NYSUT legal counsel summarizing applicable laws and regulations for use by Ad Hoc Task Force on School Violence, December 21, 1993; press release, "NYSUT Leader Offers Steps to Stem School Violence," June 2, 1993; highlights on student discipline and school violence, from the NYSUT survey of presidents of elementary and secondary teacher locals, 1992-93, part I; Testimony of Antonia Cortese, first vice president, NYSUT, at the public hearing on the NYS Senate and Assembly Codes...

Scope and Contents Agenda and related materials for workshop, "Conflict in the Classroom: Stemming School Violence," October 5, 1993; UFT brochure, "Security in the Schools: Tips for guarding the safety of faculty members and students," 1989; NYSUT special report, "Conflict in the Classroom: Drawing the Line on Bad Behavior," n.d., c. 1992; highlights of NYSUT survey of local presidents, 1993-94; memo to Cortese from NYSUT legal counsel, clarifying law re juvenile status as defense, with attached excerpts of...

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Memo to NYSUT officers re member assault benefit program, February 2, 1993

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Memo to vp Cortese and research director Charles Santelli proposing initiative, April 26, 1993, with attachment, "The Need for a Comprehensive Program in Violence Prevention"

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United Federation of Teachers brochure, "Security in the Schools: Tips for Guarding the Safety of Teachers and Students," n.d., c. 1973; testimony by NYSUT vp Cortese to state Assembly Republican Task Force on Safety in Public Schools, May 25, 1979; NYSUT press release re testimony; article reprints and newspaper clippings

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Letter to vp Cortese from WNBC-TV producer for Barbara Walters's Not for Women Only series segment, "Violence in Our Streets and Schools," thanking her for participating, October 6, 1975; article reprint re school crime

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Task force report, "Safer Schools for the 21st Century," October 1999; draft report, with cover letter from Lieutenant Governor Mary O. Donohue, September 13, 1999; related correspondence, summary of recommendations, and press releases in reaction by NYSUT, NYS School Boards Association; draft sample annotated Code of Conduct, 11/6/00; Governor's Task Force on School Violence list of members of Prevention and Education Subcommittee, revised 7/01/99

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Agenda; outline of potential issues for review; draft recommendations, July 12, 1999; preliminary report, July 26, 1999; summary of other subcommittee reports

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List of members; description of state models; outline of potential issues for review; letter to Cortese from Commissioner of Education, describing agenda of meeting, June 17, 1999