The "Code of Silence" was broken at El Dorado High School in northern California where the Safe School Ambassadors program was started in 2002. Administrators credit the program with creating a climate that allowed a student who learned of two other students' plans for a Columbine-like attack to report that information to the school resource officer. As a result, a major tragedy was averted. Read the Article | Watch the Clip [Windows Media Player 9 required] [TRT: 2 min]
NBC Today Show
Out of all the outstanding violence prevention programs
being used in America's schools, the Safe School Ambassadors program was
selected to be profiled on the April 20, 2004 episode of the NBC Today show, commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Columbine High School tragedy.
