Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes is a narrative about what can happen when we least expect it and how little time it takes for life to be turned upside down in New Hampshire’s small rural town of Sterling. “In nineteen minutes, you can order a pizza and get it delivered. You can read a story to a child or have your oil changed. In nineteen minutes you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge” (Nineteen Minutes, 2007 pg. 5). On the morning of March 6, 2007 nineteen minutes felt like an eternity at Sterling High for most of the students, or just a blink of an eye.
Presenting Situation
In recent years, schools throughout the United States have gained nationwide attention because of school-based bullying and violence issues and therefore, it has created hostility in many schools. The effects of bullying can impact school children in many ways such as depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and isolation, changes in sleep and eating patterns, student performance, and loss of interest. When a student enters the school building, it should be a safe place where the students feel protected and out of harm’s way. However, that is not always the case. Bullying can be physical, indirect and relational. “Indirect bullying refers to some kind of social …show more content…
It is encouraged that school social workers approach schools with violence prevention strategies and “see themselves as bringing together all school constituents to work together to prevent violence” (Meares, 2015 pg. 290). School social workers can play an important role in helping to organize social groups to prevent these situations by educating the public providing accurate results to assess bullies and the stigma of bullying. Stopping school violence and bullying is not just the work of a social worker, it is the work of an entire
Nineteen Minutes is a narrative about what can happen when we least expect it and how little time it takes for life to be turned upside down in New Hampshire’s small rural town of Sterling. “In nineteen minutes, you can order a pizza and get it delivered. You can read a story to a child or have your oil changed. In nineteen minutes you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge” (Nineteen Minutes, 2007 pg. 5). On the morning of March 6, 2007 nineteen minutes felt like an eternity at Sterling High for most of the students, or just a blink of an eye.
Presenting Situation
In recent years, schools throughout the United States have gained nationwide attention because of school-based bullying and violence issues and therefore, it has created hostility in many schools. The effects of bullying can impact school children in many ways such as depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and isolation, changes in sleep and eating patterns, student performance, and loss of interest. When a student enters the school building, it should be a safe place where the students feel protected and out of harm’s way. However, that is not always the case. Bullying can be physical, indirect and relational. “Indirect bullying refers to some kind of social …show more content…
It is encouraged that school social workers approach schools with violence prevention strategies and “see themselves as bringing together all school constituents to work together to prevent violence” (Meares, 2015 pg. 290). School social workers can play an important role in helping to organize social groups to prevent these situations by educating the public providing accurate results to assess bullies and the stigma of bullying. Stopping school violence and bullying is not just the work of a social worker, it is the work of an entire