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Here is a press release from the U.S. Department of Education.
I downloaded it from the PR On-Line BBS in Maryland at 410-363-0834.

 National Forum to be Held on Youth Violence Prevention
 To: National Desk
 Contact: Jim Bradshaw of the Education Deptartment, 202-401-2310

 News Advisory:

   WHO: U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley
        U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
        U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Madeleine Kunin

   WHAT: National Forum: "Safeguarding Our Youth - Violence
         Prevention For Our Nation's Children"

   WHEN: Tuesday & Wednesday, July 20-21

   WHERE: J.W. Marriott Hotel
          1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
          Washington, D.C.

   CONTACT: David Thomas, 202-401-1579
   The forum will seek to identify essential elements of a
comprehensive strategy for preventing youth violence, to focus
national attention on the problem, and to examine existing programs
and strategies that are successful.
   The meeting will bring together government officials and
professionals in small-group sessions, designed to promote candid
discussion.  A written report will be issued, summarizing the
conference.

 Conference Highlights

 Addresses by:

   U.S. Education Secretary Richard W. Riley
   Tuesday, July 20 - 9:10 a.m.

   Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.)
   Wednesday, July 21 - 9 a.m.

   U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
   Wednesday, July 21 - 12:45 p.m.

 Youth Panel:

   "Violence From Our Perspective"
   Wednesday, July 21 - 9 a.m.

 Session Topics:

   "Why Youth Engage in Violence and Why They are the Victims of
   Violence"
   Tuesday, July 20 - 9:30 a.m.


   "What's Working and What's Not Working in Safeguarding our
   Children/Preventing Violence"
   Tuesday, July 20 - 1:45 p.m.

   "Building Effective Violence Prevention Strategies"
   Wednesday, July 21, 10 a.m.

 Program Fair:

   Presentations of 10 successful violence prevention programs.
   Wednesday, July 20, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

 Town Meeting:

   Secretary Riley and Deputy Secretary Kunin will host a
discussion of violence prevention issues, via a live, interactive
video teleconference for communities working towards the six
National Education Goals.   They will be joined by U.S. Attorney
General Janet Reno and Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Lee Brown.
   In addition to the Cabinet officials listed  above, Riley and
Kunin will be joined by a panel of experts on school safety and
youth violence prevention: Peter Blauvelt, director of security for
Princes Georges County (Maryland) Public Schools and chairman of
the National Alliance for Safe Schools;  Beverly Watts Davis,
executive director of San Antonio Fight Back, the United Way of San
Antonio's comprehensive, community-wide substance abuse and
violence prevention program; and Edith Langford, director of
Richmond, Virginia's "Weed and Seed" project, a federally funded
program that uses a community-based approach to combatting violent
crime, drug abuse, and gang activity.

   Tuesday, July 20, (7:45-8:20 p.m., discussion among panelists)
   8:30 p.m.  -- Satellite Town Meeting U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

 NOTE: A complete forum agenda is available on request.

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