Violence in our Schools

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I ABSTRACT II LITERATURE REVIEW III CONCLUSIONS IV SUGGESTIONS V REFERENCES VI INTRODUCTION

Disturbing 911 calls on February 14 , 2008 revealed a horrific scene On the campus of Northern Illinois University , about 65 miles outside of Chicago , Illinois , gunshots could be heard as far as the dormitories Students screaming and scrambling in the moment of pure pandemonium as a very tall and thin individual dressed in all black fired shots at what it appeared to be intended targets . So many people were trying to get

br away that many of them were injured by trampling in an attempt to escape the One student reports "people were crawling on each other , trampling each other " she said "As I got near the door , I got up and I started running (Rousseau , 2007 . Shots continued for over 20 minutes as the shooter , whom did not attend NIU continued to bring chaos to the campus targeting both students and teachers alike . Ultimately , the shooter acquired 17 victims , 5 whom died including himself . The internal torment of today 's youth is seen through extreme methods of violence of which is in need of serious observation from all facets of origin ABSTRACT

With school violence at an all time high in all age sects , there is a dramatic requisite for examination of the rise in school violence as well as the need for school reforms that will ultimately pacify all parties enough to cause a reduction in the violence that can be seen today . Thus , the reviewed literature cause a hypothesis identification of the forever existence of a problematic school system that could be curtailed with a few modification methods to ensure the stability of its students through no tolerance bullying policies , pre-enrollment psychological assessment and current student mental maintenance LITERATURE REVIEW

Currently , random feats of school violence have been hard hitting on today 's educational establishments , with special aggression in America 's Universities . The Massacre at Virginia Tech began with one enraged gunman whom unleashed his fury onto Virginia Tech 's Campus during the early morning hours of April 16th , 2007 and ended with 32 people fatally gunned down , thus titling the incident as most deadly in US history . Characteristics of attacks such as these stem from assailants suffering from depression and mental instability

In addition to recent bouts of University shootouts , other methods of school violence do exist in the forms of bullying . Bulling has remained a persistent predicament in the educational system , however contemporary bullying is proving more damaging than before . Bullying one form of violence , usually directs the outcome of more violence that habitually ends in shooting rampages or suicide . Bullying not only has been shown to negatively effect students of high school age , but it is now problematic for primary schools as well . As such , Kim Meyers is now mourning during the one year anniversary of her son 's death . Her son Brandon Meyers , was a then a 12 year old 5th grade student attending Voy Spears Elementary...