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Violence in the Schools

Violence in the Schools. Article Questions. “Board adds monitors to curb violence” What is the new safety team? What ideas are students proposing? Do you agree with them? “In Rexdale, one school beats the odds” What is different at Highfield Junior Public School?

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Violence in the Schools

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  1. Violence in the Schools

  2. Article Questions “Board adds monitors to curb violence” • What is the new safety team? • What ideas are students proposing? Do you agree with them? “In Rexdale, one school beats the odds” • What is different at Highfield Junior Public School? 2. Are the solutions implemented at Highfield appropriate for high school?

  3. What are the articles discussing? • Is the hall monitors the solution for violence? • What is different at Highfield Junior Public School?

  4. Escalating Violence in the School • Abuse Rife in Junior Highs – The Calgary Sun • School Horror: 4 Teens, Teachers Aide Stabbed – The Toronto Sun • Parent Council Vows to Make Schools Safer – The Ottawa Sun • School Violence – The London Free Press • Teen Jailed for Shots – The Toronto Star

  5. What are the causes? • Over stressed? • Too much work? • Are students increasingly more violent? • Are medications to blame?

  6. Safe School Policy • Ministry of Education Safe School Policy • Zero tolerance policy

  7. Culture of violence • Widespread imagery that condones or excuses violence • Society’s appetite for conflict

  8. W.R. Myers High School

  9. Columbine Shooting • President Clinton addressing the nation • Air footage • Columbine events

  10. Columbine Shootings • April 20, 1999 • Two students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting rampage • Twelve students died, One teacher and twenty-four others were wounded

  11. Comments on the shooters • A fellow student of the shooters “The shooters suffered from severe physical and mental abuse from the people around him and did not know how to fight back or to express his feelings to anyone but his closest friends.”

  12. Why Are School Shootings Becoming So Prevalent? Dec. 8, 2011: Virginia Polytechnic Institute 33 dead May 11, 2011: San Jose State University 3 dead April 7, 2011: Tasso da Silveira school 12 dead Feb. 12, 2010: University of Alabama 3 dead April 30, 2009: Azerbaijan State Oil Academy 12 dead March 11, 2009: Albertville Technical High School 16 dead Sept. 23, 2008: Kauhajoki School of Hospitality 11 dead Feb. 14, 2008: Northern Illinois University 6 dead April 16, 2007: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 33 dead Plus 17 others before this, including Columbine

  13. Alienation and Bullying • Alienation is the feeling of not socially accepted • Bullying refers to not only to name calling and rejection but also physical intimidation and assault

  14. Reasons for Columbine • American Culture • Violent Movies • Video Games • Bullying and Alienation • Music • Insecurity and depression

  15. Alternative Curriculum • Should schools explicitly teach how to have healthy, positive relationships? • Do we have to teach anger management? • Thoughts?

  16. Question • Pg 241 Question 1 and 2

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