October 16, 2000 - For the past four years, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has been proud to partner with Mothers Against Violence in America and hundreds of Washington schools in observing the "Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence."Washington's past efforts have served as a national model as over 170,000 Washington elementary, middle and high school students have signed the "Student Pledge Against Gun Violence", the centerpiece of the Day of Concern which asks students to sign a written contract promising to never bring a gun to school and never use a gun to resolve a dispute.Renton Schools joined the national observance on October 17 by signing the pledge and sponsoring anti-gun violence and peace oriented activities.