Essays on School Violence

Introduction

Educators, civil rights advocates, law enforcement and development organizations for youth would agree that bullying can be avoided. Bullying can lead to serious impairment of both the health and achievement of vulnerable victims. Research indicated that nine out of ten elementary school children have been subjected to physical or psychological bullying by their peers, while six in ten have been bullies themselves (Reiter & Lefler, 2007 as cited in Cooper, 2011). Bullying can be considered a feature of school violence, which is a major concern in education today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fact Sheet 2010 revealed ...

Violence among students is a challenge that is faced by schools and institutions all over the world. Violence in the schools may come in various forms and manner, from the bullying to the gun violence incidences to gender based violence than at the moment, the issue of gang violence in the institutions. Violence in schools leads to unrest in the schools, bad blood amongst the students and by the fact of them knowing that a fight or an attack may occur at any moment, the students will not be at ease as they carry out their day to day ...

How to Stop School Violence

The recommendation for a selection criteria of the unit’s personnel will be as follows: The individual should like and enjoy being around children. The individual must want to and/or be willing to work in a school environment. The individual must demonstrate a high standard of personal appearance and fitness. The individual should be patient, flexible, and of even temperament. He/she must be able to create and maintain a rapport with the particular administration and staff. Must have the right demeanor and communication skills. Furthermore, the individual must be able to speak softly when needed, but also have a ...

There are several things that the unit will accomplish. First, the unit will provide a security system that ensures no weapons are secretly smuggled into the schools’ premises. A lot of accidents happen as student bullies threaten their victims (Hank, 2012). Some have shot their victims while others end up stabbing them either in defense or in a planned attack. As such, putting away weapons will reduce the risks associated with bullying and parents will not get scared of sending their children to school. Secondly, the unit will be at the forefront when it comes to decreasing the prevalent ...

Identifying the causes of aggression and pointing out ways to reduce or eliminate them can help to reduce aggression in both people and society. Understanding the importance of addressing aggressive behavior is important in limiting unwanted outcomes such as harassment, violence, and death. There are five major categories of aggression that should be assessed. These include gun legislation, reduction of media violence, understanding the social context of terrorism, reduction of self-harm, and values and regulations for activities such as bullying. Through analysis of these factors, a more informed perspective on how to reduce aggressive behaviors can be achieved. In ...

Bullying, while physical in nature, can have lasting social and psychological consequences that can profoundly effect the emotional and cognitive development of young people. Aggressive behaviors, both in traditional settings and in the virtual realm, have been shown to have deep and lasting challenges to their capacity for personal relationships, emotional stability, and overall success. This is true for both the victims of bullying and the bullies themselves. In assessing the research that has been done in the field of bullying it will be possible to establish a general criteria to determine the overall consensus in regards to the ...

Campus Violence and Policies of Primary and Secondary Schools in Michigan

It is pertinent to note that violence has evolved from just targeting students. It could sometimes involve school staff and even the school administration. The issue of violence and disciplines are often addressed as a unit, but there should be different ways of dealing with both cases because more often than not, violence often overtakes disciplines issues and needs further investigations and probing (School Safety and Violence, 2016). Acts of violence are often common, and they could occur repeatedly. Despite the severity of violence, school administrators often ignore them, in some cases, it often goes unreported, hence, increasing the ...