El Mozote massacre

Assignment 2 In “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…

Valerie Strauss' article discusses how mass school shootings affect the education of students who survive, on the Washington Post. Apparently, ever since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the amount of students who experienced mass shootings increased, according to a Washington post analysis. In addition, there is very little research on the psychological effects of the survivors of a school shooting. Unfortunately, there seems to be more research on the motivations behind the…

Looking at headlines all over the United States, they have been flooded with negativity and tragedy. The recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has left many families in shock. The lives taken are an unimaginable thing for these families to go through. The damage done by the shootings that have happened throughout time have left big questions on how to deal with the loss of a loved one to something so tragic. Even for the fellow students who didn’t lose a direct member of the…

Each year 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…

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…

United States is the largest country that has people being killed by gun every year. Many people assume the causes for mass shooting would be mentally illness criminals, the act of revenge, loneliness, or hopeless. These causes are absolutely right, but besides these causes, we have to expand the investigation to a broader society. The latest mass shooting is happened in Orlando, Florida, where an American-born man, Omar Mateen, gunned down 50 people at a gay nightclub at 2:00 am. Not…

We know that people want gun control, but what else must we understand in order to minimize or eliminate school shootings? In 2018, the U.S is facing a very big problem that it has yet to find an adequate solution. Corresponding to the recent Parkland High School shooting, many people have gone to call for a stricter gun policy. We have two sides arguing for and against gun reform but what if there are more solutions? It is important to look for solutions outside of gun control because that…

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…

Picture this: 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…