School Violence

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School Violence

• By
• Nicole Jones and Jenna Morgan

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Topics

• Number of Deaths Due to School Related Violence
• Causes of Violence in Schools
• Some ways teachers, principals, parents and
  children can prevent violence

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Hypothesis

• With various prevention methods and knowing some
  of the main causes of violence in schools,
  everyone can help to decrease the amount of
  violence that occurs.

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Number of Deaths

• 20 of all public schools experienced some sort
  of violent activity in the 1999-2000 school year,
  such as rape, sexual assault, robbery, or
  aggravated assault.
• In a nationwide survey of high school students
  (CDC 2004) 33 reported being in a physical
  fight one or more times in the 12 months
  preceding the survey. 17 reported carrying a
  weapon (e.g., gun, knife, or club) on one or more
  of the 30 days preceding the survey.
• A total of 365 deaths have occurred from school
  violence from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 2000
• Contrary to public perception, violent crime in
  schools has declined dramatically since 1994. The
  annual rate of serious violent crime in 2003 (6
  per 1,000 students) was less than half of the
  rate in 1994.

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Homicides in Schools from 92-93 to 04-05
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Causes

• Among the students who committed a
  school-associated homicide, 20 were known to
  have been bullied and 12 were known to have
  expressed suicidal thoughts or had engaged in
  suicidal behavior.
• Substance use like alcohol or drugs, perpetration
  of physical violence, and witnessing violence
  were significantly correlated to weapon carrying
  in school.

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Causes (continued)

• Media Portrayal of Violence (TV, Movies, Music,
  Video Games, and Videos)
• Racism
• Family Violence

• Low Self-Esteem
• Economic Situation
• Alienation
• An Unstable Environment

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Prevention- Teachers/Principals

• Installing metal detectors
• Resolve conflicts peacefully
• Offer education in violence prevention
• Develop sincere, caring relationships with groups
  of students and individuals
• Review Crisis plan regularly
• Help deal with the tragedy if it does happen

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Prevention- Parents

• Pay more attention to children and their
  interests
• Warning signs- frequent loss of temper, etc.
• Teach your children to volunteer in school to
  earn service credits
• Uniforms or dont buy kids the clothes that are
  the latest fashion

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Prevention- Parents cont.

• Encourage your child to join different clubs
• Teach your children how to negotiate a peace
  treaty
• Sharing
• Limit availability of firearms
• Avoid family violence

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Prevention- Children

• Make a commitment not to contribute to violence
  in any way
• Get involved in your school and community
• Learn about ways to resolve arguments and fights
  without violence, and encourage your friends to
  do the same
• Do not carry a gun or other weapons, and stay
  away from teens that do

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Prevention- Children cont.

• If you know someone is planning to harm someone
  else - report him or her
• Have tolerance for others- anger management,
  active listening, peer mediation
• Avoid alcohol and drugs

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Conclusion

• When you know the causes and signs of potentially
  violent children, there are steps that can be
  taken to prevent violence
• There are many ways that have been shown to help
  decrease the amount of violence in schools as
  long as everyone involved does their part