Increasingly, headlines today report out-of-control student violence occurring in our schools and colleges. Yet so little concrete action is being taken to protect the bystanding victims of this trauma the school worker. Classroom teachers, administrators, coaches, school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, and other school employees are all at risk.

Now, at last, a hands-on guidebook to help educators win back the job they were hired to do, namely: educate our young people and prepare them to succeed throughout life s journey. In Violence in Today's School...