School Violence

Violence in School Settings

In the past few years school violence has become some what of a trend. In the period from 1996-1999, 17 school shootings have occurred in the United States. Educators, parents, and students everywhere are questioning why is this happening, who is to blame, and what can we do to stop it. I have researched this topic and come across many theories and suggestions. Some people suggest that we downsize to smaller schools, others place blame on parents and society, and then there are those who feel before we can stop it, we must learn how to deal with it.
Violence in schools is now another thing parents fear when their children are at school. One way that has been brought up to stop this violence may be to downsize to smaller schools. I agree that this is a wonderful idea. In a smaller school setting students and teachers would feel more comfortable. They would be able to have a more personal student-teacher relationship and quite possibly c...