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Things That Cause School Violence

Some of the things that can lead to school violence are:

  • Poor academic performance
  • Prior history of violence
  • Hyperactive or impulsive personality
  • Mental health conditions
  • Witnessing or being a victim of violence
  • Alcohol, drug, or tobacco use
  • Dysfunctional family dynamic
  • Domestic violence or abuse
  • Access to weapons
  • Delinquent peers
  • Poverty or high crime rates in the community

    • These can all be found on: "How to Identify and Prevent School Violence"

    Things That Could be Done to Prevent School Violence:

    "A common way to reduce violence in schools is to implement stronger security measures, such as surveillance cameras, security systems, campus guards and metal detectors."(CaseIQ) Including cameras in school will cause students to be on their best behavior as if they were to cause a fight, they'd get caught on the cameras. "Zero-tolerance policies will punish those who perpetrate violence and deter students from behaving violently."(CaseIQ) Also, including a zero tolerance policy will punish those who cause fights. Therefore, this'll cause students to remain violence-free as they'll have consequences if they were to cause any violent activities. "If carried out correctly, identifying and monitoring at-risk children will improve school safety."(CaseIQ) Identifying students who frequently cause violence will help staff keep track of them and help them refrain from acting violently. These are some ways that we can prevent school violence.

    These can all be found on: "Ending School Violence: 8 Steps to Improved Safety"

    (You can also just search up this link if you want to immediately be taken to one of the specific excerpts from the webapage "Ending School Violence: 8 Steps to Improved Safety" which we quoted: https://www.caseiq.com/resources/ending-school-violence-8-steps-to-improved-safety/#:~:text=A%20common%20way%20to%20reduce,campus%20guards%20and%20metal%20detectors.)