School Violence
Incidents such as the shootings at Virgina Tech in 2007 and Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999 as well as other school shootings in late September and early October 2006 have highlighted growing fears about violence in schools. A study issued in 2001 reported that more than 2.5 million crimes against students occurred during the 1999 school year. About 186,000 of those were violent crimes; more violence against students occurred in school than out of school.
On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris detonated homemade bombs and opened fire on fellow students in the cafeteria of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They stalked the halls and library with semiautomatic weapons, assassinating twelve students and a teacher and injuring dozens more before turning their…>> (read more)
School Violence Points of View
5 Antibullying Programs Are Ineffective and Unnecessary
6 Increased Security Measures Can Help Prevent School Violence
7 Increased School Security Measures Violate Students' Rights
8 Increased Gun Control Can Prevent School Shootings
9 Restoring God to American Culture Is the Only Way to Prevent School Violence
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School Violence in the News
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In the fall of 2006, Mychal Bell was a football hero, and his hometown, Jena, Louisiana, loved him for it. As his high-school team posted…>> (read more)
Byline: Patricia Yollin; Chronicle Staff Writer
The 14-year-old shot to death Friday in front of his old school in Union City has been identified by police as…>> (read more)
Byline: Kevin Fagan; Chronicle Staff Writer
In what may have been the latest boil-over of gang tensions in Union City, a 14-year-old youth was chased down Friday…>> (read more)
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