Tom Tancredo: “Our schools are supposed to be safe havens, places where our children go to learn, places free from danger. For the most…”

“Our schools are supposed to be safe havens, places where our children go to learn, places free from danger. For the most part, that is exactly what they are. As we have seen so many times over the last few years, our schools can sometimes bear witness to unspeakable tragedies. Names of communities that were once comfortably anonymous, like Pearl, Mississippi; West Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and most recently Red Lion, Pennsylvania; and of course my hometown of Littleton, Colorado, are now burned forever in American consciousness. Since 1996, at least 25 school shootings have occurred, leaving at least 48 people dead and 110 wounded. Countless others will be scarred by these tragedies for life. The phenomenon of school violence has touched not only those of us who live in places like Littleton, but everyone who has watched these heartbreaking catastrophes unfold on television. My amendment would shift $5 million within title III of the bill from the $1.9 billion Higher Education section, to the Project School Emergency-Response to Violence Program, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education.”