Wike and Fraser (2009) of the journal called “Aggression and Violent Behavior” said that school shootings are more likely to occur in schools where there are less opportunities for students to get involved. I feel that more money in the education system can help guidance counselors and teachers offer more programs and clubs for students to get involved in their school communities. Furthermore, the addition of these activities for students can help everybody feel included and build teamwork between classmates. Additionally, this funding can go towards paying teachers a higher salary, as they should be required to monitor the hallways throughout the day which would increase their work hours. It has been found that “the risk of school violence increases when adult supervision is insufficient… [and when] the faculty is disconnected from the students and community, students in need of care have little access to intervention, and violent threats are ignored” (Herman and Finn, 2002). From personal experience as a camp counselor, the young campers would bully each other at night when the counselors sat outside of the bunks, but there would be no issues when a counselor sat inside of the bunks with the children and I can assume this would be the same situation in a school environment. Bullying and acts of violence are less likely to occur when there is constant supervision. This way, as the child grows up they will have better connections with their peers in high school and it may be more unlikely for school shootings to occur out of bullying. Although it may seem counteractive to take money away from our national defense, I think that school shootings are an additional form of danger in America that deserve to be funded in the same way as a threat
Wike and Fraser (2009) of the journal called “Aggression and Violent Behavior” said that school shootings are more likely to occur in schools where there are less opportunities for students to get involved. I feel that more money in the education system can help guidance counselors and teachers offer more programs and clubs for students to get involved in their school communities. Furthermore, the addition of these activities for students can help everybody feel included and build teamwork between classmates. Additionally, this funding can go towards paying teachers a higher salary, as they should be required to monitor the hallways throughout the day which would increase their work hours. It has been found that “the risk of school violence increases when adult supervision is insufficient… [and when] the faculty is disconnected from the students and community, students in need of care have little access to intervention, and violent threats are ignored” (Herman and Finn, 2002). From personal experience as a camp counselor, the young campers would bully each other at night when the counselors sat outside of the bunks, but there would be no issues when a counselor sat inside of the bunks with the children and I can assume this would be the same situation in a school environment. Bullying and acts of violence are less likely to occur when there is constant supervision. This way, as the child grows up they will have better connections with their peers in high school and it may be more unlikely for school shootings to occur out of bullying. Although it may seem counteractive to take money away from our national defense, I think that school shootings are an additional form of danger in America that deserve to be funded in the same way as a threat