Some educators would say that the curriculum consists of all theplanned experiences that the school offers as part of its educational responsibility. Then there are those who contend that the curriculum includes not only the planned, but also theunplanned experiences as well. For example, incidents of violence that have occurred at a number of schools across the nation are hardly a planned component of the curriculum. However, the manner in which violence is addressed before, during, and after the actual event sends a very definite message about how people in our culture interact and how the laws of our nation are applied.