School Violence

Running Head : School Violence

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Schools are institutions where the young are nourished with knowledge in an effort to make them better people in future . In to attain this goal or objective these institutions must be peaceful or safe all the parties involved that is the non teaching staff , teachers as well as the students themselves . However , more often than not this is tampered with and more schools have the learning processes affected due to peace unrests . Establishing the extent to which school are

affected by this problem maybe a difficult affair as in most cases more concentration or attention are given to the serious incidences of violence . This mannerism is however inappropriate as it could be like sitting on a time bomb . This will focus on the school violence trends , causes as well as the possible solutions to the problem

In an effort to ensure that schools remain safe enough to pave way for effective learning it is appropriate that the relevant authorities carry out extensive research to establish the extent or spread of lawlessness in schools . School violence can be in many forms like victimization bullying , classroom diss , injuries on teachers as well fights among the students . Other forms of school violence according to the National Center for Children exposed to Violence (NCCEV ) include emotional and physical ridicule , threats , sexual offences graffiti and vandalism trespassing and gangs . Indicators for School Violence included deaths that occurred in schools which are mostly homicide and suicides . Some students carried guns as well as other weapons to schools posing a great danger to the security in their schools . In their report , they found out that schools were no longer the safe havens where children would effectively learn and teachers carryout their teaching duties without problems . Students lived in fear of being attacked , street gangs existed in schools and some carried guns to schools . Incidences of verbal abuse use of drugs and alcohol intake as well as bullying jeopardized with the learning activities (NCCEV , 2003

Cornell notes in his distinguished book `School violence : Fears Versus Facts ' some of the incidences of shootings in schools are prevented when students seek help on the knowledge that some of their classmates have the intentions of engaging in the violent acts . Some of the dangerous signs to look up for in students who can engage in violence include watching or playing violent or terror video games (Cornell D , 2006 Others declare their intentions to their fellow classmates and the school administration should be keen when investigating such incidences No stone should be left unturned just as the saying goes ' its better safe than sorry . In most cases students who engage in acts of violence are expelled from schools . However , it is crucial to establish the effectiveness of such severe punishment . Whether expulsions succeed in keeping violence in schools distant is a vital question that relevant authorities must address . It is important to be cautious when punishing students so that all loopholes...