School shootings have been a major problem this year so far. Everytown a group of people that want gun safety, are saying that 18 school shooting incidents happened this year. While, Professors are saying that changing the school climate and adding threat assessments in school’s, can prevent violence and bullying making schools much more safer for students. Clearly in article 1, there hasn’t been 18 school shootings, while in article 2, school climate and threat assessment can prevent violence
In article one, there hasn’t been 18 school shootings. Some of the shooting incidents that happened during school hours were suicides. According to article 1, “On the afternoon of Jan. 3, a 31-year-old man who had parked outside a Michigan elementary …show more content…
School climate is the quality of the relationship between the students and the adults. There has been a decrease in bullying because of school climate; as many students feel safer as they do not have to worry about any violence happening during school. School climate can reduce the amount witnesses seeing a gun. According to article 2, “There, 20 to 30 percent of students above the elementary level consistently report seeing a weapon of some kind at school at least once during the year. That's conservatively more than half a million students, just in that one state.” This means that amount of reports of students seeing a gun has been decreased. This leads to less violence from happening on school grounds, making schools much safer. Threat assessment is a report of someone talking about violence or a weapon being seen at school. When this plan was implemented in schools in Virginia, many great results happened. For example, Among the positive impacts, he says, are "reduced suspensions and reduced bullying, students and teachers reporting that they feel safer, and students reporting a greater willingness to report threats of violence.” Students and teacher’s now feel safer in school. Nevertheless, students can now learn in school without having to worry about violence
In article one, there hasn’t been 18 school shootings. Some of the shooting incidents that happened during school hours were suicides. According to article 1, “On the afternoon of Jan. 3, a 31-year-old man who had parked outside a Michigan elementary …show more content…
School climate is the quality of the relationship between the students and the adults. There has been a decrease in bullying because of school climate; as many students feel safer as they do not have to worry about any violence happening during school. School climate can reduce the amount witnesses seeing a gun. According to article 2, “There, 20 to 30 percent of students above the elementary level consistently report seeing a weapon of some kind at school at least once during the year. That's conservatively more than half a million students, just in that one state.” This means that amount of reports of students seeing a gun has been decreased. This leads to less violence from happening on school grounds, making schools much safer. Threat assessment is a report of someone talking about violence or a weapon being seen at school. When this plan was implemented in schools in Virginia, many great results happened. For example, Among the positive impacts, he says, are "reduced suspensions and reduced bullying, students and teachers reporting that they feel safer, and students reporting a greater willingness to report threats of violence.” Students and teacher’s now feel safer in school. Nevertheless, students can now learn in school without having to worry about violence