Chris Dodd: “I wish this were something that would not have to be a part of the Goals 2000, but I think all of us in this Chamber…”

“I wish this were something that would not have to be a part of the Goals 2000, but I think all of us in this Chamber, regardless of where we come from, are painfully aware of what is happening. Even in the most secure neighbors, it seems, violence in our schools has become a fact of life--tragically. The amendment addresses the sixth goal as stated in the Goals 2000 proposal, going back to the conference in Virginia initiated by President Bush and supported by Governors and others at the time. That sixth goal states that all of our schools should be safe and secure. This amendment which I bring to the floor has the cosponsorships I have mentioned of a broad spectrum of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle.”