Bill De Blasio Case

In 1998, among youth ages 10 to 19 in the United States, there were 2,601

A sudden increase of youth violence in public schools in early 1990 has caused many to raise concerns about violent behaviors in schools. In the past, the most common form of violence that took place in schools was bullying, physical fights, or

One problem that happened on April 9, 2014 is that a male sixteen-year-old student went on a stabbing and slashing spree with two knives at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh. He didn’t kill anyone, but he injured nineteen

The link between school violence and bullying has increased in attraction exponentially after the Columbine shooting. “The shooters were classified as gifted children who had allegedly been victims of bullying for four years.” Many of those who are close to them regarded them as “the losers of the losers (Ball)”. Klebold has also made remarks to his father about his hatred toward the jock culture in his high school. He added that Harris had been victimized by the jocks by stating to his father “They sure give Eric hell.” There is no doubt this helped drive them to the decision they made.

Adolescent violence has turned into an expanding issue in the U.S. youth violence and young people raised in the 1990s and has stayed high. Youth are the in all probability gathering to be casualties or culprits of high school violence, however the after effects of teenager violence influence everybody. Youth brutality insights demonstrate this is a significant issue: A normal of 15 youngsters are killed every day in the U.S., and more than 80 percent of those are killed with firearms (Khey, 2008). In 2004, brutality insights report 750,000 youngsters were dealt with in doctor 's facilities for roughness related wounds (Khey, 2008). One third of secondary school understudies reported being included in a battle at school in 2004, and 17 percent reported conveying a weapon to class in the month going before the 2004 overview (Khey, 2008). 1 in 12 young people in secondary school are harmed or undermined with a weapon every year (School Violence in America, 2015). 30 percent of junior and senior secondary school understudies are included in tormenting every year as the casualty, spook, or both (School Violence in America, 2015). According to a savagery measurements report by the U.S. Mystery Service, in the earlier decade, the chances of a secondary school understudy being harmed or debilitated with a weapon were around 1 in 14, and the chances of an adolescent being in a physical battle were 1 in 7 (Hiscock, 1926). Youth roughness can influence anybody, however a few

In Grand Blanc, Michigan, at Grand Blanc Community High School, a student walked into the school with a knife. The young male student assaulted a teacher with the knife causing the teacher to have cuts on the arms and hands.

When reading this book, Cullen wants his readers to believe that there are ways to prevent attacks like this and not every attacks like this are influenced by bullying, harassment, or even violence seen on television. Preventing these actions can be as easy as looking out for warning signs and reporting anything suspicious. If schools wanted to take it to the next step, they can arm school officials after they have been trained and have had a thorough background check. This way, the school will have powerful way of protection. If teachers and students took these actions to protect their school, they may prevent some incidents like Columbine. But, even if schools try there hardest to protect their school, there are still ways one can attack.

A 14-year-old boy in the Bronx was fatally stabbed after a school brawl on June 18, 2014. However, the boy who was stabbed turn out to the bully while Noel Estevez stab him in self-defense. Friends of Noel Estevez stated that he was being bullied. He was not attending school because of the bullying and had try to attempted suicide before the incident. There have been rumors stated that Noel Estevez may have rob the victim’s phone for his alleged mother’s drug addiction. This missing phone is the leading cause of months of bullying Noel Estevez. This incident is very disheartening and rises question on the way the administration handle this situation after several report were made before the stabbing occurred.

Based on the evidence in the film I believe there was a combination of factors which attributed to these killings. The school failed to stop bullying and did not recognize the warning signs these students presented prior to this tragedy taking place. Dietz’s hypotheses are “resentment brewed anger, sadness rooted depression” (Class film). This explains some of the external and internal behaviors that

On November 4, 2015 at approximately 0800 PST a UC Merced California college student wielding a knife caused harm and fear during morning classes. Ultimately the attacker wounded four people before police arrived and were forced to use deadly force to stop the attacker. The attacker later died from the wounds sustained. The quick police response was a result of the college having its own police officers on campus.

In this article John Clouds starts out with a story of a high school student who walked into his school cafeteria and 5 students 3 died. The student was a 17 year old boy named T.J. Lane at first was called an outcast. However later on was considered a well socialized boy with a good group of friends. However as a child both of lanes parents were arrested for domestic violence. Motives for the killings still remain a mystery, but many believed that Lane had been bullied. Even the president’s spokesman stated “a bullied kid had struck back. “

On April 9, 2014, a violent outburst was experienced by students during their day at school. The catastrophe occurred in, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, a city close to Pittsburgh. The accused perpetrator of this heinous act is sixteen year old Alex Hribal. The stabbing spree took place at a local high school in Murrysville, Franklin Regional Senior High School, where Hribal is a sophomore. The carnage began just before the start of classes when Hribal entered the school hallway with two kitchen knives hidden from sight. The suspect began his rampage by stabbing students in the hallway and then moving from class to class. A security guard alerted police of the slaughter at 7:13 am, expressing knowledge and the gravity of the violent episode.

A principle ran out to his car and got his gun out of the boot and held the gunman at gunpoint. This is another reason why teachers should be armed because they can easily stop the intruder from escaping from the scene/from the authorities or causing more injuries or deaths. There are many reasons against having teachers armed because many students won't feel as comfortable as they used to be around their teachers, this could mean the students wont feel comfortable approaching their teacher. This is because a teacher could be having a bad day or having a crisis and just lose their temper at a student and shoot them. This is bad because students should feel safe and comfortable around their teachers during school time and they shouldn't think about having their teacher lose their temper and shoot them or other

The fact that Fields’ is a male officer pushes the idea that this was an unjustified action that should have been handled in an assertive and aggressive manner. Fields’ should not have approached the student so violently, no matter how disruptive she had been in class. The school should have taken into account the importance of the behavior, of the situation, and offered counseling for the young girl. As Quanell shared, nobody knows why the girl had been acting the way she had, and maybe all she needed was someone to talk to her about the happenings in her

Every day students across the country wake up and go to school seeking an education. They learn basic skills and knowledge from classes such as English, math, biology, physics, photography and so many other classes that prepare students for adulthood. However, what is most alarming is that students have to cope with violence that is now occurring in schools. In the past, school violence involved bullying and mistreatment, but in recent decades weapons are now a part of the violence students encounter. Violence is a way for youth to gain authority over their peers. Additionally, violence in schools has promoted a national debate on gun control, bullying and plagued the overall learning experience in school environments. Not only do people need