Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§5961 Short title; statement of purpose
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - SAFE SCHOOLS › § 5961
Summary
Names the law the Safe Schools Act of 1994. Its purpose is to help local school systems meet a national goal that by the year 2000 every school in America be free of drugs and violence and provide a disciplined place to learn.
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Title 20, §5961
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(a)This subchapter may be cited as the “Safe Schools Act of 1994”.
(b)It is the purpose of this subchapter to help local school systems achieve Goal Six 11 So in original. Probably should be “Goal Seven”. of the National Education Goals, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in America will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning, by ensuring that all schools are safe and free of violence.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title VII of Pub. L. 103–227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 204, which enacted this subchapter and amended section 1221e–1 of this title.
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20 U.S.C. § 5961
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73