Timeline: A Brief History Of School Violence
Violence in Schools
Students are dropping out, changing schools, being bullied, getting hurt by both insiders (such as students) and outsiders coming into the school. School should be considered as a safe learning place. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Many students walk into their schools fearing the day ahead of them because this place is a place where they can be teased, bullied, stolen from and sexually, physically and mentally abused; all pieces of the issue called school violence.
In 2007 twenty one percent of students said they have been bulled; eighteen percent were being the subject of rumors; eleven percent said they were pushed, shoved, tripped or spit on; six percent were threatened with harm; five percent …show more content…
It is called the Bath School Disaster. On May 18, 1927, in Bathtownship, Michigan, a man named Andrew Kehoe killed thirty eight elementary school children, six adults and injured at least fifty eight other people. After that, these acts of violence kept growing closer and closer together. In a timeline, it showed in 2009 there were two attacks only eight months apart, while in 2012 there were five attacks only a few months apart. All outbreaks done by either students or an outsider (“Timeline: History of Violence in American Schools.” www.ctvnews.ca). “School violence peaked in the U.S. in 1993. That year there were forty two homicides by students, as well as thirteen “serious violent crimes”- rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault...” (Neuman, Scott. www.npr.org). These numbers are way too high and if they continue to be high students will be more and more panicked to attend …show more content…
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Neuman, Scott. "Violence In Schools: How Big A Problem Is It?" NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
Robers, S., J. Zhang, J. Truman, and T. Synder. "Understanding School Violence." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 Sept. 2013. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
"School Crime." Nces.ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education, 2012. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
Skiba, R. "Zero Tolerance and Alternative Strategies: A Fact Sheet for Educators and Policymakers." NASP Fact Sheet. National Association of School Psychologist, 2001. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
"Timeline: A History of Violence in American Schools." CTVNews. CTVNews.ca, 14 Dec. 2012. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
"Violence and Safety." Research Center:. 2013 Editiorial Projects in Education, 4 Aug. 2004. Web. 29 Sept.
Students are dropping out, changing schools, being bullied, getting hurt by both insiders (such as students) and outsiders coming into the school. School should be considered as a safe learning place. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Many students walk into their schools fearing the day ahead of them because this place is a place where they can be teased, bullied, stolen from and sexually, physically and mentally abused; all pieces of the issue called school violence.
In 2007 twenty one percent of students said they have been bulled; eighteen percent were being the subject of rumors; eleven percent said they were pushed, shoved, tripped or spit on; six percent were threatened with harm; five percent …show more content…
It is called the Bath School Disaster. On May 18, 1927, in Bathtownship, Michigan, a man named Andrew Kehoe killed thirty eight elementary school children, six adults and injured at least fifty eight other people. After that, these acts of violence kept growing closer and closer together. In a timeline, it showed in 2009 there were two attacks only eight months apart, while in 2012 there were five attacks only a few months apart. All outbreaks done by either students or an outsider (“Timeline: History of Violence in American Schools.” www.ctvnews.ca). “School violence peaked in the U.S. in 1993. That year there were forty two homicides by students, as well as thirteen “serious violent crimes”- rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault...” (Neuman, Scott. www.npr.org). These numbers are way too high and if they continue to be high students will be more and more panicked to attend …show more content…
N.p., 14 Jan. 2008. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
Neuman, Scott. "Violence In Schools: How Big A Problem Is It?" NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
Robers, S., J. Zhang, J. Truman, and T. Synder. "Understanding School Violence." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 Sept. 2013. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
"School Crime." Nces.ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education, 2012. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
Skiba, R. "Zero Tolerance and Alternative Strategies: A Fact Sheet for Educators and Policymakers." NASP Fact Sheet. National Association of School Psychologist, 2001. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
"Timeline: A History of Violence in American Schools." CTVNews. CTVNews.ca, 14 Dec. 2012. Web. 28 Sept. 2013.
"Violence and Safety." Research Center:. 2013 Editiorial Projects in Education, 4 Aug. 2004. Web. 29 Sept.