Disciplinary Issues and Violence in School System Throughout the nations‚ disciplinary issue and violence in the school systems has been a controversial matter. These issues have been an argumentum dated back before our time. Since then‚ schools worldwide especially public schools has implemented different types of tragedies to discipline students and reduced the violence in the schools. These problems have placed students‚ teachers‚ administrators‚ and staffs in constant fear‚ and they have
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School Violence: Bullying The word violence is defined as‚ “an intense‚ turbulent or furious and often destructive action‚ force or exertion of physical strength so as to injure or abuse” (Oxford‚ 1316). Associating that term with the safety of our children within a public school setting will bring about an immediate reaction to discover what is root of the problem and what‚ as a society‚ can we do to prevent this behavior in the future. Violence in public schools is a growing concern for parents
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with 12 dead and 20 injured‚ April 20th‚ 1999‚ ultimately became the day of the worst high school shooting in U.S. history at Columbine High School‚ prompting a national debate on gun control and school safety. According to the article Columbine High School Shootings “In the aftermath of the shootings‚ many schools across America enacted “zero tolerance” rules regarding disruptive behavior and threats of violence from students (History.com).” In addition‚ there have been many more strategies used to
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Education has an important place in the lives of children‚ families‚ and society. Among their many functions‚ schools are required to provide a safe learning environment for students. In more recent times‚ however schools are increasingly required to highlight the importance of safety measures and plan for responses to violence and threats of violence. It is difficult to assess the level of safety measures that may be required in potentially dangerous situations. There also needs to be protocol
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a potential one? Why not allow teachers to carry guns if they’re able to? Even though most people think it is a horrid idea; the reality is‚ that increased publicity has caused people to react negatively. They need to understand that there is specialized handlers training for those teachers that do carry‚ background checking on the individual applying for the concealed carry license‚ and the schools are limiting the number of teachers with guns. Some people need to realize that the effect of teachers
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In America today violence continues to drastically increase with millions of gun related deaths annually‚ yet given the right training‚ skills‚ and a sound minded person a gun is often one of the greatest assets to have for protection. In the U.S. Constitution the right to bare arms is a liberty given to those citizens who qualified to do so under their first amendment rights. Many people are torn about the right to bare arms and some lobby more increasingly by the days to have more laws to further
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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
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The Cycle of Violence In his autobiography‚ Fist‚ Stick‚ Knife‚ Gun‚ Geoffrey Canada exposes the reader to numerous types of violence witnessed while growing up in South Bronx‚ a subaltern community in New York. The slum is full of lower class individuals who are in a constant struggle for power‚ acceptance and safety. The book begins by discussing his childhood and how he had to learn the codes and behaviors accepted in his neighborhood and his place in the hierarchy of the street. Each block
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Teachers and guns‚ is it ok? There has always been a contradiction on the topic. People have argued that it isn’t safe and that it shouldn’t be allowed for years. It has already been passed in 18 states and many public and private schools have already begun allowing it. Guns should be allowed to be concealed by select teachers in all schools. Teachers should be able to carry firearms at school. “the arming of teachers would have a greatly immediate impact on violent behavior in schools by criminals
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classroom that is going to stop what is about to happen. Now imagine a teacher with a handgun that could at least scare off the shooter‚ or deter them from advancing into the room. Many people frown upon teachers being able to carry a handgun on school grounds‚ but if they only knew that the thing they frown upon could possibly be saving their kids life. It makes perfect sense that teachers should be able to carry a handgun if and only if they go through the proper training and tests. There
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