Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
When teenagers face pressure, anger, or abuse, it only leads to disruptive
behavior not only at home, but in their schools. The high statistics that
schools produce each year in violence are off the charts. Whether it's someone bullying
someone or a fight that just broke in the cafeteria, its all under one name and label:
Violence. As our schools are taking steps to prevent violence from getting any further, its
also changing the security levels which is a big step in keeping our schools safer. Back in April 1999 at a suburban high school in Jefferson County,
Colorado, the most devastating school in U.S. history; the shooting at Columbine High
school. The shooting was administered by two students who ended up killing 13 others
and wounded 21 before they took their own life. As a result of this tragic and disturbing
day, school's having been taking extra precautions to keep their students safe. Some
schools have had their focus mainly on having no weapons, by allowing random locker
and bag checks, limiting entries and exits, and keeping all hallways under supervision. As
administrations take these precautions, they also need to be aware of trying to find the
source of all this, the students. The infamous long list of problems that teenagers go through may seem
unbearable for some, resulting in them trying to find an answer out. Whether its not being
popular enough or just the classic bullying, some will try relentlessly to solve their
problems, but not in the right way. In Richard K. Longs "When the News is Dire", he
states that 50 students and faculty member have been killed in 27 school shootings over
the past seven years. In each of these cases, the victims were attacked by one or more
students. The problem with this is that its random killings by students, yet why are they
doing this? Its because of the pressures that they go through and this is the only option to
behavior not only at home, but in their schools. The high statistics that
schools produce each year in violence are off the charts. Whether it's someone bullying
someone or a fight that just broke in the cafeteria, its all under one name and label:
Violence. As our schools are taking steps to prevent violence from getting any further, its
also changing the security levels which is a big step in keeping our schools safer. Back in April 1999 at a suburban high school in Jefferson County,
Colorado, the most devastating school in U.S. history; the shooting at Columbine High
school. The shooting was administered by two students who ended up killing 13 others
and wounded 21 before they took their own life. As a result of this tragic and disturbing
day, school's having been taking extra precautions to keep their students safe. Some
schools have had their focus mainly on having no weapons, by allowing random locker
and bag checks, limiting entries and exits, and keeping all hallways under supervision. As
administrations take these precautions, they also need to be aware of trying to find the
source of all this, the students. The infamous long list of problems that teenagers go through may seem
unbearable for some, resulting in them trying to find an answer out. Whether its not being
popular enough or just the classic bullying, some will try relentlessly to solve their
problems, but not in the right way. In Richard K. Longs "When the News is Dire", he
states that 50 students and faculty member have been killed in 27 school shootings over
the past seven years. In each of these cases, the victims were attacked by one or more
students. The problem with this is that its random killings by students, yet why are they
doing this? Its because of the pressures that they go through and this is the only option to