This handbook was designed to serve as a resource guide for Washington State school employees. It provides a beginning framework for addressing violence in schools, districts, and communities. It outlines Washington State laws regarding school violence, suggests curriculum resources for preventing violent acts and dealing constructively with conflict, and recommends ways to involve the community. The focus is on a collaborative, preventive approach. Section 1 presents instructional techniques to handle school violence. This has acquired greater importance since the abolishment of corporal punishment in Washington. Section 2 offers tips for training school employees to deal with violence. The third section includes suggestions for organizing the community for safer schools. General rules regarding student discipline are described in section 4. Using the law to oppose school violence is discussed in the fifth section. The last two sections offer advice for using the collective bargaining and grievance process and for building interagency cooperation. Worksheets and a sample news release are included. (LMI)