Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§5961 Short Title; Statement of Purpose
Title 20 › CHAPTER 68 — NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM › SUBCHAPTER VII — SAFE SCHOOLS › § 5961
Summary
Calls itself the Safe Schools Act of 1994 and aims to help local schools meet Goal Six: by 2000 they must be without drugs or violence and orderly.
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Title 20, §5961
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(a)Short title
This subchapter may be cited as the “Safe Schools Act of 1994”.
(b)Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to help local school systems achieve Goal Six 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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References in Text
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
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110