Violence in Schools
Is violence in society recognized
more than violence in school? Are kids in school more hazardous than the
chances of a man/woman getting mugged? Violence that occurs at school is more
hazardous and overlooked rather than being observed for permanent solutions. In
my opinion, children and teenagers in this century are more of a danger to
society than the government realizes. Will the government recognize the threat
of violence in public/private schools? Although, it was grown men who were
shooting at schools, it was a sixteen year old girl getting raped, a ten year
old who brought a loaded gun in his book bag, and a scheduled shooting at
Grimsley High school last Thursday.
CDC (Center
of Disease Control) states that the only way to prevent school violence is to
understand the nature of the problem. If that was the solution then how would
they come about to obtaining the information? Fifty-two out of hundred students
are against talking about the students' activities, feeling they would be outcastes
and "frowned" upon for it by their peers. CDC also researched student
homicides, in the past seven years 116 students were killed in 109 different
incidents-an average of 16.5 student homicides each year. It could be said that
twenty years from now, a little more than 330 students will be resulted in
homicides. From 1999 to 2006, most school-associated homicides included gunshot
wounds (65 percent), stabbing or cutting (27 percent), and beatings (12
percent).If this type of research was made than why hasn't the government
invested in stricter security in schools? Most importantly why the CDC is, a
government agency that is to solve the spread of disease and infection, is
demonstrating more concern than DHS (Department of Homeland Security). My view
is that the government thinks of the violence as an issue that will solve itself,
that over time it will cease altogether.
There
are at least a couple hundred thousand video posts on teen/child fights during
and after school. Some of the victims in these videos needed medical attention
and the people who view these videos credit the offender for the heinous act.
Students who witness a fight often "pat the back" of the offender,
giving them some type of immunity to the other violent students. The security
in schools were once true officers in preventing violent activities, now some
officers are afraid of the weapons that students could be hiding in a potential
violent act. Twelve percent reported to the CDC, has been in a physical fight
on school property in the 12 months preceding the survey. The FBI, Department
of Public Schools, and the US Secret Service joined together releasing a report
entitled, Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher
Education. The report offers preliminary findings from a review of 272
incidents of violence that affected institutions of higher education in the US
from 1900 through 2008. If the violence was recognized in 2008, why hasn’t the seriousness
of the issue being supervised and awaiting more solutions six years from then?
I feel the government is belittling the issue and would rather worry about
government spending and taxes.
Teenagers in this century tend to turn a
serious situation into a frivolous one, depending on the ignorance and maturity
level of that teen. If an Ohio State University sophomore laughs at the rape of
a sixteen year old girl, who knows when the violence spike will occur. Frown
mean and women act and dress the same as a high school student, so whose there
to influence society to stop the violence in the school system? Why do some of
the parents encourage their children to fight? Not in such literal terms, but
some phrases are interpreted as acclamation rather than reprimanding their
child for such an act. That does nothing but encourage teens/children to use
violent terms to solve a situation under the right circumstances. Makers of the
website, “suicide.org”,
was intrigued by student homicides, suicides, and school fights rate,
researched and surveyed data, which resulted in the following: 32.8% reported
being in a physical fight in the 12 months preceding the survey; the prevalence
was higher among males (40.7%) than females (24.4%), the results from CDC data.
In the year 2001, Suicides.org made a detailed chart of student
suicides from age, to gender, to race in a 100,000 students in the US. What has
the government done from the joined agencies report to now? Can the government
find a permanent and enforceable solution to cease violence in schools? Or will
student suicides and homicides continue to increase? If police officers swear to serve and protect,
why can’t the other government officials swear to protect kids and teens in the
school system?
