What does the BC Safe School Task Force Report (June 2003) have to say?

Making our schools safer will take a fundamental shift in our school culture."

By themselves, schools are limited in how they can influence student behaviour. Students attend school for approximately six hours a day while they spend the remaining three-quarters of their [time] … at home and in the community. ... Together with the community, schools can develop strategies that reach students in a way that teachers and administrators cannot."