School violence

In America’s schools, gun violence is the leading cause of death. Schools will be safer if we introduce tougher gun laws and regulations. AR-15s are most used in shootings. Guns like AR-15s are not meant for hunting, we do not need guns like this. If we banned AR-15s we would decrease school shootings. Gun control would help make schools safer. Attacking a school with a knife is not as effective as an attack with a gun. A shocking night of violence took place on February 20, 2018, with six…

School Violence School violence has affected the United States in so many ways. The violence and bullying has been an ongoing issue for years and is becoming more violent and is seen everyday in our schools. There are multiple facts that tie into school violence and why it is caused. These facts include; school uniforms, situations in the home, living conditions, being a victim of bullying, and not being seen or heard. By this situation in the home is... If they have a good relationship…

equally no matter what color, such as African American or white (Carter). Violence for schools are tragic; students fight each other over little reasons like today. Back then white students beat up African American students because of them just being black, but racism still goes on today. Violence from school strips from black rights, which is making whites be in control of blacks rights. White students started violence in schools against African Americans, it is very upsetting to these people…

(Gottfredson et al, 2001). Children who are left alone before and after school are often left to care for themselves while their parent(s) work. This population of children has become known as latchkey kids. The term, latchkey was coined in the 1940s…

Throughout the past decade, the issue of sexual violence among students in schools particularly for the women attending college has awakened people’s concerns on the matter in the United States. After I read an article title “Campus Sexual Assault: How America’s Institutions of Higher Education Respond”, I agreed when it says that sexual violence acts are more common than you might think among colleges. Another known fact is that the victim often knows the perpetrator who commits these sexual…

advocates and the government to monumental societal changes regarding parental discipline, correctional violence against a child is still permitted as a defense and an exception for assault. The focus on correctional violence will be primarily focus on the justification as used for parents, as most province have banned corporal punishment in schools. The Criminal…

especially in schools. There are many pin points for the occurrence of gun violence. The two most common are abuse, association with gangs, and guns. Schools imply laws that try to prevent these events from happening and protecting the youth from danger in schools. The problem has become a major factor that now before entering school you are required to go through a metal detector and security to ensure the protection of students and the staff. Also, securities are now placed in schools as well…

The issue surrounding sexual violence has been around for decades. However, that does not mean that the problem has been resolved. One in three women will experience or already have experienced some form of sexual assault in her life (“Sexual Violence”, 2017). Sexual violence can have a strong impact on mental as well as physical health, and victim of sexual assault usually experiences cases of PTSD and depression, and that can lead to the misuse of alcohol and drugs, and in some cases can even…

Violence has been a way for people to express their emotions throughout history. Everyone has experience violence at least one part in their life. An extreme case of violence is occurring in the Hawken Middle School. Hawken has been a very profound and a well-known school for many consecutive years. However, they are currently experiencing daily incidents in which students are harmed by their fellow peers. Teachers are currently solving this case by suspending students, but that has not worked…

School Resource Officers (SROs) have become a common fixture in schools across America, with about 14,000 SROs working in schools around America in 2011. There has been increased attention given to violence in schools, giving many the perception (albeit mistaken) that juvenile violence has been on the rise, which in turn has increased public support to the implementation of SROs. High schools have had SROs for quite some time now, but notably more middle schools and elementary schools are…