Violence or bullying gets overlooked in schools because the focus has been whether schools have enough money to pay the staff and the materials needed for the students. Violence and bullying has been a major issue in schools for decades, and it only seems to get worse. Although schools have a major impact on student’s futures, society forgets that bullying can lead to more serious problems in the future. A few approaches have been used to deal with violence and bullying, but they have not effectively reduced the amount of violence in schools. There should be a new approach when dealing with this situation and it needs to start with educating the community.
The typical anti-violence measures most schools are now taking are increased security, police in the hallways, and zero tolerance. Increased security in schools is to believe to alleviate school violence because of the increase of shootings in schools by students possessing guns. Some high schools have adopted the idea of having metal detectors as students walk in to make sure they are not carrying any weapons. Additionally, police in the hallways is another anti-violence measure that some schools use when teachers and
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Racism is still a major problem in the United States that encompasses discrimination and prejudice at a young age. Whether it is a required course, after-school activities, rallies or presentations, schools should highly promote antiracist attitudes in schools. Schools need to help students make real connections with those who may seem different to them. Additionally, schools could provide support groups to encourage students to get to know each other’s diversity and prevent students feeling victimized at their own school. If schools provide a safe and understanding environment for students, they may get the help they need and it could possibly reduce mass shooting in schools by those that felt
Violence in school goes back to the 1800s’. The first publicly funded schools for delinquents was built in Massachussettes during 1847. In 1899 Illinois “established the first statewide court for children”. During the 1900s’ “progressive education movements challenge, emphasized on strict discipline in public schools”. (b19) In the 1940s’ teachers still supported the use of progressive education, but there was an uproar in juvenile delinquency after World War Two. The 1960s’ courts expanded the use of human rights and process protections to students. School began to hire security, and monitoring devices, to protect schools from vandalism, and burglary. The 1990s’ sparked congress to create a “gun-free school zone”(b18), by making it illegal to bring guns within 1,000 feet of any school. In 1995 violence for juveniles reached the top at a rapid growth, then declined.
Every seven minutes a child is bullied. On average, 68 percent of students say that “other kids pick on them, make fun of them or bully them” (“Statistics”). This causes students to turn to violence. bullied or made fun of which cause them to become violent. How much longer are schools going to sit back and do nothing about bullies? Without punishing bullies, students’ will continue to harm themselves to massive extents. Schools are not doing enough to stop or prevent bullying, as demonstrated by the creation of the group Stand for the Silent.
When is it necessary to start taking more action in the prevention of school violence? In less than ten years, in the United States, there have been more than twenty-five school shootings resulting in at least one death per shooting. This number is outrageous and certainly warrants more school violence prevention. It is unacceptable that the schools in the United States are not safe enough to allow children to attend without the possibility of getting seriously injured, or even killed. Most people realize that there is a slight chance of school violence everyday, but not everyone realizes how great a possibility it is for a school to be...
In conclusion, School Violence is a widespread issue that must be addressed. School shootings and bullying are some of the biggest issues in today’s school system. Many times the seed of the issue begins with bullying and ends with consequences like suicide and school shootings. They affect people as early as elementary school all the way to the college level, some even ending with death. Only together can we stop school violence if we take a stand and change the world.
Although bullying has always been a problem in schools, it has more recently become a bigger crisis with vicious consequences. “However it is defined, bullying is not just child’s play, but a terrifying experience many schoolchildren face everyday. It can be as direct as teasing, hitting or threatening, or as indirect as exclusions, rumors or manipulation” (Garrett 2). Most kids do not think certain actions are classified as bullying, yet they do not realize the severity of the way they treat their peers. What they may see as “joking around” can be viewed as them being a bully, and they may even be hurting someone’s feelings without realizing the effect that they have. This can then lead to school violence, which is a prevalent issue in today’s society. There are many causes to bullying and school violence and many effects as well. However, if dealt with properly, there are ways to solve these prevailing problems.
(PURPOSE) According to Bradshaw, there are many forms of bullying in schools. There is the traditional name calling, verbal abuse. There is also the sudden, and rapid emergence of cyberbullying in schools and children (Bradshaw, 2013, pp. 290). Bradshaw also states, that staff member’s role in anti-bullying prevention efforts, could help in the prevention in bullying in the school environment (Bradshaw, 2013, pp. 280). According to Smith, there is lots of pressure on educators to maintain good behavior among their students, in the school and outside of school. The educators are encouraged to reinforce the ideas of the school on the child, to carry outside of school (Smith, 2012, pp. 49). According to Diamantes, schools have a duty to protect their pupils, yet at the same time a school is not accountable from any rush action taken by a bully or a victim of bullying. (Diamantes, 2010, ...
Violence within this country has been an ongoing problem throughout history. Due to all the media coverage of more recent violent events in school history, such as Columbine, it is of popular belief that violence in school systems is the worst it has ever been. There are many questions about what type of violence occurs most often, what gender and what ethnicity violence is most affecting in schools.
The words “oh my God”, “How did this happen?” comes to mind as the TV newscaster is giving the gruesome details of yet another school shooting. School shootings are becoming more frequent, whether on elementary, high school, or colleges campuses. People are quick to point out a single factor to why a person would commit such violence. There is no one factor to blame for such violence; many mitigating factors come into play when dissecting various shootings and why they happen. Although no society is perfect, an increase of government, political, and community involvement are essential to the decrease of violence in schools. The key to prevent school shootings is of course protecting the school. Sounds simple doesn’t it? Actually implementing emergency action plans for schools takes time, expertise, and routine drills to make a plan work properly. “Every school in America needs to immediately identify, dedicate, and deploy the resources necessary to put these security forces in place right now. And the National Rifle Association, as American’s preeminent trainer of law enforcement and security personnel for the past 50 years, is ready, willing and uniquely qualified to help” (How Do We Protect Our Children Right Now?). Most schools now ha...
Schools are supposed to be a safe environment where students can receive a proper education. Our modern American school system is failing in keeping our students safe. The way our society has changed can be seen in our schools and students. Issues that have been found in our students and schools have been brought to light in the past few years. It has forced the public to have a conversation about what is happening to our kids and in our schools.
As a responsible adult would you ever knowingly send a child into a dangerous situation? The majority of adults would say of course not, but unfortunately this is exactly what happens up to five days a week through much of the school year. Sadly, many school aged children are subjected to violence at school on a daily basis. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention, reports that, “School violence is youth violence that occurs on school property, on the way to or from school or during school-sponsored events (Youth Violence).” Students may be physically abused or emotionally humiliated at the very place that adults send them to thrive and grow. School violence is a real crisis that can affect many aspects of a child’s education
According to Shah, Nirvi (2013) reported that laws have been adopted to prevent school violence. For example, a Missouri Bill mandated that all school personnel to participate in stimulated active-shooter and intruder response drills that are conducted by law enforcements.
Bullying is something that is not something new and is actually something that society continues to face. Over the years, bullying has been looked at as being so ordinary in schools that it is continuously overlooked as an emanate threat to students and has been lowered to a belief that bullying is a part of the developmental stage that most young children will experience then overcome (Allebeck, 2005, p. 129). Not everyone gets over the extreme hurt that can come as an effect from bullying, for both the bully and the victim. Because of this, we now see bullying affecting places such as the workplace, social events and even the home. The issue of bullying is not only experienced in schools, but the school environment is one of the best places
Shootings and physical violence are only part of the problem in schools. More than twenty percent of students have encountered bullying whi...
Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation. This has caused many problems among students, families, faculty of schools, and residents of the areas. However, there are many possible ways we can stop all this violence in schools. Almost three-fourths of the United States teens are afraid of violent crime amongst their peers (Apfel 23). Violence in schools has become a big problem in todays society. With all the people being injured or killed in schools by guns and other weapons, more and more people are getting more weapons to bring in to schools. Nearly half of all males and one-third of all students including females said they could easily obtain a handgun if they wanted to (Glazer 14).
In recent times bullying has become a national issue, notwithstanding the fact that it has been in existence for many years. Traditionally, bullying has been seen as horseplay, but with the increase of harassment in schools and suicides; parents and schools are now forced to take action to prevent bullying in schools. Bullying is an unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance which has the potential to be repeated over time. Strategies to prevent bullying in schools are grouped into identifying the causes of bullying, creating policies and rules, building a safe environment and educating students and staff.