After experiencing a What's Up With Guns school assembly, students wrote the following comments:

"Miguel could have talked to Jason. If he didn't listen, he could have told an adult about the situation."

"...good, thoughtful, made us aware, made me confused, powerful..."

"It made me think about how life can change in a quick second. Carrying a gun doesn’t only affect one person, it affects many."

"You tried to direct our attention to the truth."

"Miguel should have told someone about the gun."

"I'll tell an adult and I disagree with my friend having a weapon. I'll turn him in before he kills or hurts someone."

"I am able to intervene with my friends problems."

Marked Impact
Students are given a confidential survey prior to viewing the assembly. They are also given a survey following the assembly to measure a change in attitude. The following data represents the results of the second survey:

• A 23% increase in the number of students who would tell an adult at school if they knew another student had a weapon and was threatening violence.
• A 25% increase in students reporting that "most of the time" they would try to solve a problem without using violence.
• Of the students who (prior to seeing WUWG) replied that they would "not try at all" to resolve a conflict without using violence, 25% changed their reply after watching the program.
• Of the students who (prior to seeing WUWG) replied that they did not know that "they had choices" other than violence when resolving a conflict, 25% changed their reply, indicating that they were aware they had choices, after watching the program.
• Of the students who (prior to seeing WUWG) replied that they did not know "who to report to when someone is bothering or threatening me", 13% changed their reply, indicating that they do know "who to report to when someone is bothering or threatening me", after watching the program.