School Violence: Education

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School Violence Education Prevention

• Kathleen Szychulski
• COUN 511

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INTRODUCTION

• Definition School violence is any behavior
  that violates a schools mission or climate of
  respect or jeopardizes the intent of the school
  to be free of aggression against persons or
  property, drugs, weapons, disruptions, and
  disorder.

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SCHOOL VIOLENCE STATISTICS

• From July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, there
  were 48 school-associated deaths in elementary
  and secondary schools in the U.S.
• Incidents of crime are reported at 96 of high
  schools, 94 of middle schools, and 74 of
  primary schools.
• The percentage of public schools experiencing one
  or more violent incidents increased between the
  1999-2000 and 2003-04 school years, from 71 to 81
  percent.
• In 2005, four percent of students ages 12-18
  reported being victimized at school during the
  past six months.
• In 2003-04, 10 of teachers in central city
  schools were threatened with injury by students,
  compared with 6 of teachers in urban fringe
  schools and 5 of teachers in rural schools.
  Five percent of teachers in central city schools
  were attacked by students, compared with 3 of
  teachers in urban fringe and 2 of teachers in
  rural schools.

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WEBSITE ANALYSISSchool Violence

• Discovery School
• Center for the Prevention of School Violence
• Guidance Channel
• Education World
• Maryland State Department of Education

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DISCOVERY SCHOOL (Kathy Schrocks Guide for
Educators)

• Mainly for Teachers
• Designated Area for Special Education Teachers
  and Counselors to Explore Topics of Interest
• Lesson Plans (Link to Teacher Talk)
• Feeling Peer Pressure
• Television Violence
• Using Nonviolent and Violent Methods to Solve
  Problems

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CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE

• Students
• Hot Lines
• Peer made posters, plays, and videos speaking out
  on the issue of violence

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CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE
(continued)

• COUNSELORS
• provide group and individual counseling dealing
  with academic, career, personal, and social needs
• coordinate mentor programs available to all
  students to assist with academic and peer
  concerns
• facilitate programs (e.g., conflict resolution,
  peer mediation, and anger management) that train
  students how to handle their anger and peer
  problems
• conduct regular discussion groups on school
  districts code of student behavior and
  discipline (Idaho School Counselor Association,
  1999).

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GUIDANCE CHANNEL

• Teacher Resources
• Information about National Youth Violence
  Prevention Week (March 26-30)
• Tools, strategies, games, and books that deal
  with the issue of violence prevention
• Focuses on having everyone work collaboratively
  on combating the epidemic of school violence

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Guidance Channel (continued) Portion of this
website discusses how to settle conflicts
effectively

• Set ground rules. Agreeing to listen to each
  other without interruptions will lead to better
  understanding.
• Have each person tell their side of the story.
  You can better understand what the other person
  may be upset about and clear up any
  misunderstandings.
• Find common ground. It is okay to agree that you
  disagree - everyone is entitled to their own
  opinions. Try to find at least one thing you like
  about each other.
• Brainstorm possible solutions. Even if you agree
  to stay away from each other, at least there will
  be less confrontation.
• Reach an agreement and abide by the terms agreed
  upon. Write up an agreement in which you both
  agree to follow.

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EDUCATION WORLD

• This site contains many articles dealing with the
  topic of violence in schools.
• Schools Combat Violence What's being done to
  combat violence in America's schools? What can
  school administrators and teachers do? Should
  disruptive students be expelled? These are some
  of the problems educators, lawmakers, and other
  experts are tackling today.

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EDUCATION WORLD (continued) Additional Links on
the Subject of School Violence

• NSSC "Making a Difference" The site for the
  National School Safety Center, which in addition
  to collecting statistics on school violence,
  offers information on keeping schools safe.
• Two recent government reports on violence, crime
  and discipline in U.S. schools How do they
  compare? A comparison of two government reports,
  the one mentioned in our article, "Violence and
  Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools
  1996-97" and "Students' Reports of School Crime
  1989 and 1995." The first was released in March
  the latter was released in April.
• Students' Reports of School Crime 1989 and 1995
  Hot off the press (released 4/12/98), this report
  comes from the National Center for Education
  Statistics (NCES). Among other facts the report
  reveals that the percent of students reporting
  street gang presence at school nearly doubled
  between 1989 and 1995, from 15.3 percent to 28.4
  percent. The percentage of students reporting
  that they'd been victims of a violent crime
  increased from 3.4 percent to 4.2 percent. The
  percentage of students who reported seeing
  another student with a gun at school and who
  reported knowing another student who brought a
  gun to school was 5.3 percent and 12.7 percent
  (1995 only). Read the full report for more
  statistics.

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EDUCATION WORLD (continued)

• Guns Kids Tragedy An online conversation
  explores what's behind the tragedy of kids and
  violence.
• An Urban High School With No Violence An
  Education Week editorial looks at an Oakland,
  Calif., high school that has fostered a safe
  environment. (Type the above headline into the
  search engine to locate the article.)
• Rise in Classroom Violence Alarms Educators An
  Associated Press story from the Charlotte (N.C.)
  News Observer presents teachers' fears of
  violence in schools.

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MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

• Maryland has implemented A- Safe and Drug-Free
  Schools and Communities Program. It is made up
  of six main components.
• Kindergarten-12th Grade Drug Prevention Education
• Peer Leadership
• Student Assistance/Early Intervention
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Policy
• Maryland Adolescent Survey
• Middle Grades Tobacco Prevention Education

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CONCLUSION

• School Violence is a rising concern.
• The issue of school violence has been given a lot
  of media attention in the past month.
• There is something we can do, if we all work
  together!