School violencein the USA

WHY?

*stress *mass-media*the failure of parents and school officials to see the warning signs *bullying and revenge *serious mental illness*violent role models*drugs*access to guns*and a culture that condones extremism

1. Thirty seven percent {37%} of American students report the presence of gang in their schools.

2. In 2000, the number of crimes at school in which students ages 12 through 18 were the victims is 2.5 million. About 186,000 of those were serious violent crimes

3. In 2000, about 29% of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that someone had offered, sold or given them an illegal drug on school property.

4. Teenagers are two times more likely than others to be victims of violent crimes5. An average of one homicide event occurs every seven school days. 6. The number of high school age boys who took a weapon to school is one out of

every five.7. The number of students in the United States who carry a gun to school, on any given day is 200,000.8. The number separate of acts of violence reported in schools in 2002 is 10,951.9. Violence remains the second leading cause of death for Americans aged 15 to 24.10. The number of thefts that occurred at schools in 2000 is 1.2 million. Students are more likely to be victims of theft at school than away from school.

I. Bullying

2. Cyberbullying

3. Bullying and suicide

• Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.

II. School shootings

Columbine High School Massacre 15 died | 24 injured | Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. April 20, 1999 : Two students stormed Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and murdered 12 other students aged 14 to 18 as well as a teacher. A further 24 people were injured before the attackers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, killed themselves.

Virginia Tech 32 killed, many more injured | Seung-Hui ChoCho Seung-Hui The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting comprising two separate attacks about two hours apart on April 16, 2007, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. The perpetrator, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people and wounded many more, before committing suicide, making it the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

Red Lake High School massacre 10 killed | 12 injured | Jeff Weise. March 21, 2005 : At Red Lake Senior High School in Minnesota, 16-year-old student Jeff Weise opened fire, killing five fellow students, a teacher and a security guard. Prior to the rampage, he had shot his grandfather and his grandfather’s girlfriend. It later became apparent that Weise had visited neo-Nazi Web sites prior to the shooting

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staff members.Prior to driving to the school, Lanza shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home.As first responders arrived at the scene, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

The incident was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school or grade school in U.S. history and the second-deadliest mass shooting by a single person in U.S. history, after the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings.

3) Measures taken

The incident involving the 5-year-old in Memphis led to the use of hand-held metal detecting wands inside elementary schools in Shelby County's school district.

III. Guns in schools

2,600,000 children live in homes with unlocked firearms that are stored loaded or with ammunition

2. Gun Free School Zone Act