School Safety In the last decade‚ school violence cases have drastically increased. Between 1997 and 1999‚ there was a rash of school shootings‚ the most notable occurring at West Paducah‚ Jonesboro‚ and Columbine. These examples are just a few instances in the long list of tragedy that occurs in the school setting. There is a broad spectrum of school violence and misconduct that keep school officials on alert: handbook violations‚ drug use‚ harassment‚ bullying‚ fighting and school shootings
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My earliest memories of school fill me with dread‚ resentment and an overall feeling of being ‘let down’ by my teachers. I only have fond memories of my lower school – it was warm‚ my teachers were kind and I had a lot of friends. As soon as I moved up to middle school‚ the lovely warm feeling school gave me popped and dissolved as quickly as a bubble would when it hits the ground. Transitioning to middle school for me summed up two words ‘big changes’‚ naively I could never imagine this change
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There are numerous educational issues teachers‚ school administrators‚ parents‚ and students face each and every day ranging from acceptable dress codes to Common Core standards to teacher assessments to effective sex education‚ but none as life threatening as the issue of gun control. Many schools across the nation have been the unfortunate victims of violent crimes. In 1999‚ 12 students and one teacher were fatally shot at Columbine High School in Colorado. In 2007‚ 32 college students were shot
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School Uniforms Many public schools are now going to some form of dress code or school uniform for its student’s body. Take a stand for or against a dress code or uniforms. I’m for school uniforms for it’s a great idea for schools to implement a policy on school uniforms because statistics show that students who wear uniforms make better grades‚ then the students aren’t distracted on what others are or aren’t wearing. Students would feel a sense of equality with one another as they are wearing the
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This paper is for adolescents who have started a sport in middle school or grade school and want to play at a high school level. Soccer is a sport that changes skill level. For instance‚ I remember when I was playing midfield in middle school. It was one of our biggest games and we were down in the second half. The other team had the ball and it looked like they were going to score again to put the game out of our grasp. A forward from the other team was dribbling at me. I stabbed at the ball‚ got
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it’s a one-day story” (as qtd. in Kemp). Barack Obama‚ as well as the residents of the once top-notch country of America have witnessed in disgust the well-known‚ unfortunate phenomenon that has faced the nation since the eighteenth century‚ school shootings. School violence is arguably one of the most controversial topics in America‚ mostly because the causes and methods of prevention are debated frequently. The only undoubtable detail is how catastrophic the outcome is. The devastating issue has only
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The right path Charter Schools are not enrolling kids with disabilities and those who are in poverty. This selective enrollment will lead to charter schools avoiding kids who need extra help for a variety of reasons. Manly they do not have the facilities to support these children yet they persist that they enrollee everyone. While on the other side public schools enroll everyone including those who academic skills need some extra help improving. Charter schools are schools that are private own and
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A six-year-old boy is expelled from his school. This child is merely worried about his friends making a fool out of him‚ but a lot more is at stake than a little teasing. The boy will have this black cloud circling above him his whole life. The black mark will affect acceptance into college‚ finding a job and every part of his life and the boy may never be successful because of this one mistake he made while he was too young to truly understand what he did wrong. What is so bad about that fun little
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focuses on charter schools and the legislation related to charter schools. A focus will be on policy and the major driving force the policy and how it affects academic achievement across the state. The controversial charter school is one proposed method to provide a better education to students. A charter school is a school which receives public funding but operates independently. Charter schools are an example of alternative education. The accountability for charter schools is typically the same
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Do you have any idea what your child may be eating at school? You most likely think their school is providing them with a wholesome and healthy meal‚ but actually they may be eating some of the worst quality food they could get their hands on. The federal government has a variety of rules and regulations for lunches‚ and one of those rules is to ensure healthy lunches are available in schools. The biggest problem with school lunches is the meals being served aren’t always nutritious. Eating unhealthy
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