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Gun-Free Schools Act  

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  • Concerned with a growing trend toward violence involving students, the U.S. Congress created legislation to address school safety issues: the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994. Congress enacted the 1990 act in response to the growing epidemic of weapons at or near schools. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Gun-Free Schools Act]

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