"RSMO 161.650, Subsection 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall identify and adopt an existing program or programs of educational instruction regarding violence prevention to be administered by public school districts pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, and which shall include, but shall not be limited to, instructing students of the negative consequences, both to the individual and to society at large, of membership in or association with criminal street gangs or participation in street gang activity, as those phrases are defined in section 578.421, RSMo, and shall include related training for school district employees directly responsible for the education of students concerning violence prevention and early identification of and intervention in violent behavior.  the state board of education shall adopt such program or programs by rule as approved for use in Missouri public schools.  The program or programs of instruction shall encourage nonviolent conflict resolution of problems facing youth; present alternative constructive activities for the students; encourage community participation in program instruction, including but not limited to parents and law enforcement officials; and shall be administered as appropriate for different grade levels and shall not be offered for academic credit."

The resulting Missouri Violence Prevention Curriculum Framework was approved in August 1998 by the State Board of Education for administration by public school districts in Missouri beginning with the 1998-99 school year.  The State Board of Education approved a revision in December 2004, which is included on the "downloads" subpage of this website (click here and jump to it).

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