170.046. School-based nonviolent conflict resolution program materials--development, content, availability.

School-based nonviolent conflict resolution programmaterials--development, content, availability.

170.046. 1. The department of health and senior services shall, inconsultation with the department of elementary and secondary education,develop program materials for use by school districts in this state, to beknown as "School-Based Nonviolent Conflict Resolution", which shall emphasize:

(1) Nonviolence in conflict resolution; and

(2) Moral and ethical decision making.

2. The program material developed pursuant to this section may bepresented by school districts at least once each school year in gradeskindergarten through grade twelve. Such program material shall be madeavailable to all schools including private and parochial schools and thegeneral public. Students shall receive no academic credit for the programdeveloped pursuant to this section.

(L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 7)