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Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech TragedyAbstract On April 21, 2007, in response to the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, President George W. Bush directed Secretaries Michael Leavitt and Margaret Spellings and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to travel to communities across our nation and to meet with educators, mental health experts, law enforcement and state and local officials to discuss the broader issues raised by this tragedy. The President instructed Secretary Leavitt to summarize what they learned from these meetings and report back with recommendations about how the federal government can help avoid such tragedies in the future. ...Increase information sharing and collaboration among state and local communities, educators, mental health officials, and law enforcement to better provide care and detect, intervene, and respond to potential incidents of violence in schools and other venues... ...Institute regular practice of emergency management response plans and revise them as issues arise and circumstances change... ...Communicate emergency management plans to all school officials, school service workers, parents, students, and first responders... The focus of this paper is the role mental illness has played in school violence and how future incidents might be prevented. Table of Contents
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