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    The Fight Against School Violence Essay

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    that at least ten percent of the schools in the entire United States of America are faced with problems associated with violence and in these schools there is at least one serious case of crime other than thefts and physical attacks”(School Violence...). The article, School Violence-a Survey, on the School Violence, Weapons, Crime, and Bullying website clearly states a rising problem within the US. It seems as if the news has a constant flow of new school violence cases, and there is no indication

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    School wasn’t all terror and violence. Sometimes it was almost fun, sometimes part of me didn’t want it to end. Of course there were the bad days where I couldn’t get past number one on a pre calculus assignment or when KJ decides to give us a test the last day before exams, but it wasn’t all like that. There was always homecoming, sporting events, and summer. It was nearing the end of summer after sophomore year but there was still a day we were all waiting for. Jacquie was coming home for her

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    The focus of American schools these days have so changed from the “basics” of teaching children to read, write and do arithmetic. Instead of just being an academic institution that is entrusted with teaching our children skills that would enable then to be intelligent contributing members of society, the schools are now looked at as “extensions of the community”. Therefore, according to John Dewey, “ schools should share social burdens and be responsible for equipping children with skills necessary

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    Increasing Student Achievement through Preventing School Violence Introduction School violence is any type of violence, whether it is a simple threat on another student or a school shooting, that happens in the school environment. Student achievement is the efforts made by the student to work hard in the classroom. The purpose of this research paper is to examine how school violence impacts student achievement. It would seem that school violence would have a negative impact on student achievement

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    School Violence, Is Your Loved One Safe? On December 14, 2012. Tension rose as horror filled the air. The alone shooter name Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hooks Elementary School with the intent to kill students, faculty, and staff. While the teachers were in the classroom teaching they heard gunfire erupt. The gun fire started to grow louder and closer to the classroom. So, one terrified teacher locked her students in a small bathroom telling the students to be quiet. Other students formed a single

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    Problem Statement Concerns related to school violence are on the rise in our nation’s schools. School violence has a direct impact on the growth of our society and the development of our future leaders. In particular, the impact of gun violence on our nation’s schools has taken a precedent in school districts, the media and Congress. In a Children’s Defense Fund study, a total of 5,740 adolescents and teenagers have been killed by gun violence between the years of 2008 through 2009. These statistics

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    there was a deadly school shooting in Florida. This was the deadliest school shooting in the US since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which occurred on February 14, 2012. The purpose of this essay is to inform and explain. Why is school violence wrong? What are the types of violence? How can we prevent school violence? To begin with, why is school violence wrong? School violence is wrong, because being violent can put many lives, especially young lives, in danger. Violence is never right

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    Opinions about School Violence 5 III. METHODOLOGY 6 3.1. Subjects 6 3.2. Scope 6 3.3. Methods 6 3.3.1. Method of Collecting Information 6 3.3.2. Data Collection Instruments 7 IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 7 4.1. Essence of School Violence 7 4.1.1. The Real Situation of School Violence in Dalat City 7 4.1.2. The Consequence of School Violence 12 4.2. Cause of School Violence 13 4.2.1. Directly Cause. 14 4.2.2. Indirectly Cause 15 4.3. Solution of School Violence 18

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    education system in the United States has puzzled over the issue of school violence and discipline since the awful consequence of punitive disciplines at schools based on the zero-tolerance police became widely known. At the same time, many people have started analyzing the matter from unique perspectives and sharing opinions with others to form concrete solutions in the future. I selected two articles which argue about school violence and discipline from completely different viewpoints. Comparing these

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    children been victims of violence or intimidation and how many times have you been left feeling abandoned, demoralized and full of despair because no-one will lift a finger to help. How many times have you seen the offenders caught and let off to continue re-offending in some instances? The truth of the matter is that we are all alone when it comes to dealing with any form of aggressive behavior from children, especially in school. Did you ever wonder why schools have so much violence? But people always

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