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    biggest problems in high schools today is the overwhelming amount of violence that happens in schools. There’s a new school shooting on the news every week and many other awful things that happen in schools go unnoticed. In 2018 alone, there have been 18 school shootings, and it’s not even March. After tragedies like Columbine, there has been a push to prevent anything like that from ever happening again, but clearly, the efforts have not worked. A huge part of why school violence is a problem…

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    already been 20 school shootings. This number is going to increase if someone does not act to end the killing. Education is the whole point of students going to school. If what should be a safe place instead has become dangerous, fear will affect the way students learn and behave in their everyday lives. Gun violence in a school community damages both the educational process and the emotional health of both students and adults. The United States needs to act now to end gun violence in schools. …

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    in the rise of violence has been debated. The more violence that is shown on television the more the youth is exposed to it. Today people dislike watching the news because it is always something negative showing. It’s always a murder or a drug bust. The rise of drugs in the community is scoring through the roof. School programs such as D.A.R.E. have been declared not to be as effective as they had hoped initially. School shootings have plagued across the United States. The schools seem to be the…

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    What causes the urban high school violence among adolescent and youth behavior? The minority education in America is a subject that triggers concerns. While race or religion shouldn’t be topics that differencies people when it comes to schooling , many people observe that in the urban area the education is different and youth violence in high school is striving.In that sense Ernesto quinonez , on his text “from bodega dreams” analyzes youth violence in high school and reveals the impact…

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    Sports, at their core, are naturally violent. They tend to take the anger and frustrations of being a young adult and transfers that into good, clean fun. However there may be a reason as to why high school sports, in general, may be more violent than intended. High school sports are violent due to the competitive nature of them, the passion kids have to win, and also the influence of physicality through the coach. Sports have always brought out the competitive side to people. “[People believe]…

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    crimes rising as well. Religious violence is on the rise. Many people are flocking to the idea of using violence because of differences in religion because it is believed to be a popular idea. The current younger generation is the majority of these people. If students are taught about human origins of religion, religious violence could be eliminated or decreased immensely. If students are taught about religion about a young age, it can help them to resist this violence as they grow older…

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    learning about community attitudes and practices regarding violence against Students; identifying what has already been done to address violence against Students and what results and lessons were obtained, as well as who the main actors have been and who might be key to engage. Bullying is not a new problem for schools, since it has been present for a long time; however, only in recent years its importance has been recognized. Bullying and violence is problem about which we can discuss.…

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    cannot turn to something as dangerous as guns on school property it would create an even bigger problem. They had a buzz-in system at Sandy Hook, but it did them no good at all, the guy shot his way in. School-associated student homicide rates decreased significantly after the federal laws restricting guns in schools were adopted in the early 1990s, and fewer students are carrying guns. Proposals offered by the gun lobby to repeal the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act and arm teachers as a…

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    witness school violence in the classrooms, hall ways, and outside in the school parking lot. Teachers and administrators tend to jump in to separate the students from hurting themselves or to prevent any worst harm to students around them. Most of the teachers and administrators always think about the reason the fight started but, they often forget the effects that the students both the victim and the students who started the fight could potentially be left with. Students who experience school…

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    pretty tall for incoming high school freshman. Quintin was African American, always had a fresh buzz cut and had a very distinguishable birthmark on his right forearm. Over the course of their time in middle school they had lost 6 classmates, mostly to gang violence. The numbers only got worse when you looked at the high school. Quintin and Malik were worried about becoming targets of gangs. As they began high school they tried to keep their heads down and just mind there own business. One day…

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