Columbine High School massacre

“Understanding School Violence,” (2015) school violence is defined as “youth violence that occurs on school property, on the way to or from school or school-sponsored events, or during a school-sponsored event.” Events such Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Sandy-Hook have increased student’s and parent’s fear and has led people to believe that school violence is on the rise. Violence at schools does not have to only consist of shooting such as these incidents, but can include fights and bullying.…

many children, teachers, and other innocent people died because of gun shooting violence in school. Most of the time, it’s the person who was oftenly being bullied and teased at who commits this crime. Thus, we should prevent bullying and promote the consequences of gun violence. The songs, “Jeremy,” by Pearl Jam and “Pumped Up Kicks,” by Foster the People, both addresses the issues due to gun violence in school, but the first song is more successful because the meaning of the lyrics is more…

Do you know anyone that in a school shooting? If you have i imagine you know the long term effect of it. There are school shootings that occur daily. There is many things that can lead to one. Many things like bullying, mentally unstable, lack of discipline in a household etc, can be a big cause of school shooting. Likewise when school shooting happen “it makes people scared, frightened, upset etc. “ () The long term effects of witnessing a school shooting can be harsh for anyone. If…

The number of school shootings are increasing everyday. Now, it’s estimated that at least on school shooting will take place every week. New York Times posted a statement stating, “In an analysis of 235 mass killings, many of which were carried out with firearms, 22 percent of the perpetrators could be considered mentally ill.” (Bank, Justin) Mental health does play a major role inn shooting because of the lack of realizing the health issues and gun control. For mental health issues, they’ve…

Should Teachers Have Weapons Should teachers have weapons is a big question. There are many answers for this problem but not one is like another. I will tell you my opinion on this topic. Many teachers and students have died from intruders. At Sandy Hook Elementary many students and teachers died because they didn’t have any weapons like a gun for example. If the teachers were armed the scene would probably have played out differently. At TSU a college an armed intruder went into the building…

Students come to school, to be educated like they’re supposed to. Suddenly, a lockdown is initiated from the intercom, and panic sets in. Why are they scared, especially when schools are supposed to be a safe environment? It’s not the lockdown itself, but what is behind the lockdown that draws fear. Shooters should not have a green light to access guns and other weapons of harm. There have been several school shootings and numerous threats that have been targeted towards schools in 2018. The…

Composer’s Statement: School Violence in the U.S School violence is more than a few of high profile news cases. School violence is any form of violent activities in the school premises. Violence occurs in both small cities and suburban schools. Some of the devastating effects of school violence have been reported by media sources, and the school as an educational institution is compromised when students no longer feel comfortable or safe there. School violence affected about 1.2 million students…

547 books were banned or challenged in schools and libraries primarily in the US. Parents challenge books because they believe all explicit material will have a negative effect on their children. Explicit material can include anything from violence, harsh language, drugs, sexual situations and death, some of which are present in The Secret Life of Bees. Despite the scenes portraying racism, suicide, and violence including The Secret Life of Bees in schools presents the opportunity for students…

and is not easy.”(Aristotle). Anger, is normal, however, it is the cause of a notable amount of negative actions in society, as shown by Jack Merridew in the Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris the article “Columbine High School Shooting”. Anger can gradually cause people to change and completely shift into totally different characters and perform actions that normally would not be carried out by this person. Anger starts out as a small emotion that doesn’t…

School shooters do not fit a common “cookie cutter” mold. Shooters are quite different in their motives and experiences. One hundred forty seven school shootings have taken place since the Sandy Hook attack where one boy shot twenty-seven people to death in an elementary school. 270 school shootings since the 1999 Columbine attack when two boys shot thirteen people in school. It is still a mystery as to how shooters keep sneaking under the nose of the public. School shootings, like Columbine,…