School Violence

E.C. Report- School Violence Columbine. Kent State. These are just a couple of famous schools that were unfortunately involved in a crime that is prevailing in American society. School violence is an issue that has received widespread attention, but no real solutions have been found to combat the problem. It seems that schools aren’t safe anymore. This paper will show several reasons why. Overall, while crime clearly is occurring within schools, the rates …

…of threats, during the 1993-94 school year, 12% of teachers, or 341,000, were threatened and 4%, or 120,000, were physically attacked by a student. As one can see, the threat is often as serious as the actual crime. The numbers are staggering when viewed. Hopefully, with a new election coming up, the people can elect a president that will actually do something about this national epidemic. Only time will tell if the problem of school violence can be solved.