Table 30. Percentage of public secondary schools reporting their efforts to reduce or prevent crime were limited by selected factors: 1999–2000

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Table 30. Percentage of public secondary schools reporting their efforts to reduce or prevent crime were limited by selected factors: 1999–2000

Factor that may limit school efforts to reduce or prevent crime	Limit in a major way	Limit in a minor way	Does not limit
Lack of or inadequate teacher training in classroom management	7	46	47
Lack of or inadequate alternative placements/programs for disruptive students	25	36	39
Likelihood of complaints from parents	4	31	65
Lack of teacher support for school policies	3	21	76
Lack of parental support for school policies	8	40	52
Teachers' fear of student reprisal	3	27	70
Fear of litigation	6	31	63
Teacher contracts	4	23	74
Inadequate funds	24	42	34
Inconsistent application of school policies	4	31	65
Fear of district or state reprisal	3	17	80
Federal policies on disciplining disabled students	28	36	36
Other federal policies on discipline and safety	8	33	59
State or district policies on discipline and safety	4	33	62
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. "At school/at your school" was defined for respondents as including activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that are holding school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to, unless the survey specified otherwise, only respond for those times that were during normal school hours or when school activities/events were in session.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2000.

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