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School Violence

In the past several years, there have been many instances of violent acts

(including murder) occurring throughout the United States. Littleton, Colorado;

Springfield, Oregon; Edinboro, Pennsylvania; and West Paducah, Kentucky are

just a few of the small towns that have been hit by such a tragic event. Due to

the fact that all of these are small towns, students, parents, and communities

alike are realizing that no town is really safe . . . an outbreak of school violence

can happen anywhere. Were any of these children showing any warning signs?

Are there any factors that parents and teachers could consider when dealing with

a "problem child"? What measures should communities take in order to prevent

a shooting from happening in the future? In the wake of an increased awareness

in school violence, it is essential to determine some factors that can contribute to

violent behavior, why school violence occurs, and also violence prevention

tactics in order to prevent future occurrences of violence from happening in

school.

There has been a lot of discussion on what the typical "child murderer" is

like. Many people think that there is a stereotype of a kid that would have violent

tendencies. In the most recent school shootings, the killers weren't all drug

addicts or loners. Some of them were intelligent, young people. One of the kids

was a "straight A" student. Yet another had a lot of friends, and was active in

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school activities. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the two students who opened

fire at Columbine High School were the killers who were the most discussed

throughout the press. They had been invo...

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... can finally suppress this devastating epidemic.

Bibliography:

References

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. "Understanding Violent

Behavior in Children and Adolescents."

http://www.aacap.org/factsfam/behavior.htm 24 Sept 99

Basketball Diaries. Palm Pictures. Polygram Video, New York, New York; 1995.

Begley, Sharon. "When Teens Fall Apart." Newsweek, 10 May 99. 42-43.

Kantrowitz, Barbara. "The New Age of Anxiety." Newsweek, 23 Aug 99. 39-40.

Leland, John. "The Secret Life of Teens." Newsweek, 10 May 99. 45-49.

Mietkiewicz, Henry. "Studies Link TV Violence and Viewer Aggression." Social

Issues Resources Series, Vol. 4 Article 79.

Skeesis. "Monsters Among Us . . . The Tragedy at Columbine High"

http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/coroner/columbin.html 24 Sept 99

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