Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The shooting at Columbine High School was the first school shooting in U.S. history.
2. Despite the media coverage of school shootings, school shootings are uncommon events.
3. Zero tolerance policies are not used for first time offenses.
4. Despite the wide spread use of zero tolerance policies, no single definition of zero tolerance exists
across American schools.
5. Many states passed legislation during the 1990s and 2000s mandating zero tolerance policies in their
school districts.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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