“”The phenomenon referred to as “”school shootings”” pertains mainly to those shootings where the school is deliberately chosen as the site of violence, the violence is perpetrated by a current or former student, and the targets are chosen symbolically or at random with the intention of causing as many deaths as possible”” (Travers, McDonagh & […]
School shootings are not a thing of the past. As each school shooting happens people wonder what occurs in the minds of the shooting to pull off such a horrific act. Most criticisms blame vaping and underage drug abuse, a violent in today’s world, “horrific” video games, bullying, and mental problems to try and explain […]
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Order nowWith bullets flying claiming the lives of innocent students and wounding others in the process, a pool of emotions surfaces. In abundance, the community shouts(demands,questions,) for answers while grieving in pain. Dating back to the first reported school shootings that took place we stumble upon the gruesome discovery of the “”Enoch Brown”” massacre in 1764. […]
Imagine it is one-thirty in the afternoon and you are walking through a busy high school. You are likely imagining hearing the melody of children laughing, lockers closing, and feet shuffling through the hallways. The last thing you are expecting to hear is running, screaming and the ringing of bullets flying through halls. Now stop […]
School shootings has only recently become a national concern. Just in the past few years’ school shootings have become almost “”normal”” and many people will agree with that statement. There are people who believe that those who commit the school shootings are actually victims themselves, and have been bullied. Others believe there is no correlation […]
The April 1999 school shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado transformed how the United States of America perceives bullying, violence, gun rights and the threat of a school attack. While such school shootings are rare, according to Burtol & Burtol (2017), reporting on school shootings has increased while the actual number of such events […]
School shootings have been on the rise and are more prevalent than ever before. “In less than 18 years, we have already seen more deaths related to school shootings than in the whole 20th century. One alarming trend is that the overwhelming majority of 21st-century shooters were adolescents, suggesting that it is now easier for […]
There has been a significant increase in school shootings. This has prompted the debate of whether metal detectors, security guards, and gated entrances should be utilized to enforce school safety. There is a decline in school shootings in certain states. These states have chosen to allow extended measures to increase school safety. Others argue that […]
The Stoneman Douglas High School shooting occurred on February, 14 2018. On the fateful day, nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz entered the school with a concealed gun and later opened fire indiscriminately, killing seventeen people and injuring seventeen others. The debate of mass shootings has been escalating over the recent years as it becomes evident that the […]
Many schools employed security guards, installed metal detectors and cameras, and permitted teachers to be armed. However, doing this did not change most outcomes. The problem is not allowing people to enter, it is a problem within the school. Students do not even feel safe at schools anymore they believe they have to sneak in […]
The first school shooting took place in July 26, 1964 at the Pontiac’s Rebellion school it was one of the most notorious incidents. Where four Lenape Americans Indian entered the school, house started shooting and killed the school master Enoch Brown nine children and only two of the children survived. Twenty five years later another […]
On April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Colorado, Dylan Klebold, 17 and Eric Harris, 18 who were students at the school committed the worst school massacre in American History. They made the attack to show their emotion about how they felt from the disrespect that they received by their community and school. They […]
The Washington post reported “there have been seven school shootings in 2018, five of which resulted in injuries and or deaths.” (Cox) It is only February. What we are doing isn’t working. We need to find a way to keep kids safe in a place where they should never have to worry for their safety. […]
A schools’ biggest fear is having a shooter come onto campus. There has been so many incidents on the news that people are trying to find solutions for this issue. Students need to feel safe while they are learning. I have found three articles of school shootings that go into detail about what took place […]
Violence in schools can start from anything and studies show that public schools have the most violence compared to private schools. Safety in schools is very important all students should be able to walk in a school knowing that no one will be there to harm them but that will never happen violence is everywhere […]
School Violence has been something that has changed the way we experience school. School violence has been something that’s been going on for a long time. School violence has been happening around the world and has just changed the way our safety is at school. School violence is very dangerous and very deadly. In this […]
Weapon-based violence in school can be traced back to the 19th century. According to an article by Matthew Pearl, the very first school shooting occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1840 when a student named Joseph Semmes shot professor John Anthony who after three days had died from his injuries. In this case, the trend shows […]
The foundation of a child’s life is their education and the experience they had. A child’s life can be drastically altered by the events that take place during their schooling years. Many forms of violence are in public schools and are disrupting the lives of the students. With all of these incidents in the news, […]
Teachers’ perceptions of Students’ Violence in Moroccan High school Introduction School violence is an educational psychological issue that has seen a considerable increase over the last decade. School violence is an activity that causes a dispute in the educational setting. It encompasses verbal and physical altercation. Besides, it is bullying through electronic ways or social […]
