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School Violence

School Violence. By: J. Rivera PS 125M New York, NY. Is School Violence A Problem?. Yes / No. School associated violent deaths are rare. 117 homicides of school-age youth ages 5 to 18 years occurred at school during the 2009-2010 school year.

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School Violence

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  1. School Violence By: J. Rivera PS 125M New York, NY

  2. Is School Violence A Problem? • Yes / No

  3. School associated violent deaths are rare. • 117 homicides of school-age youth ages 5 to 18 years occurred at school during the 2009-2010 school year. • Of all youth homicides, less than 2% occur at school, and this percentage has been stable for the past decade. • In 2010, there were about 828,000 nonfatal victimizations at school among students 12 to 18 years of age.1 • Approximately 7% of teachers report that they have been threatened with injury or physically attacked by a student from their school.1 • In 2009, about 20% of students ages 12–18 reported that gangs were present at their school during the school year. • http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/School_Violence_Fact_Sheet-a.pdf

  4. Defining the Problem • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE VICTIM OF VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL? • HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM TO SCHOOL VIOLENCE?

  5. IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES • Who is at risk of committing violence in schools? • Work in groups of 4 and brainstorm the reasons why students engage in violence.

  6. Solutions Read the following article and discuss the follow up question http://www.nssc1.org/war-against-school-violence.html What can schools and parents do to prevent school violence?

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