School Violence 3
This paper is directed at school officials in Ohio. This is to address the problems of violence and misunderstandings in high school. Counselors are not as affective as they could be and this paper addresses ways that they could be seen in a better light. The solutions are cost free. The only thing is that it takes time and effort from teachers and counselors. The school board has seen other proposals on how to fix this and nothing has been done. The other solutions required adding more counselors and the budget is a big issue. I will try and show how effort is the only that is needed to make my plan work. There's a kid in school somewhere that's mad. His mother or girlfriend didn't listen to him when he had something to say. At school his grades are dropping and no one is asking why. One day that kid gets a dirty look from someone or hears someone talk bad about him behind his back. That is the last thing that he can take. With no outlet for his anger and his frustration for not being heard, he brings a weapon to school. At the first sign of a smirk or laugh that might be aimed at him, he aims and fires. How many will he hurt before killing himself or getting arrested and spending the rest of his l
Students need a direct line to the counselors. This line should be common and familiar so the students don't hesitate when there is a problem. Students talk freely with their friends about problems that they face every day. What do students do when there is something that they are facing that neither parent nor friend can fix? Katie Bend, a mother of three says, "My kids have asked me questions that I couldn't answer and problems that I couldn't solve. When they complain about school my only reference is when I was in school. That was years ago and things are so different now. When I can't help them they get angry and storm away, making both of us feel worse." This is when communication stops. There is no one to listen to so why bother to talk? Counselors are the non-partial third parties that can listen and help the student achieve the solution to the problem themselves. Bend states, "They [counselors] would know more about the problems in school then the parents and would be able to help them [students] better at solving the problems. I know counselors are there to help, but I don't think the students know that." This builds confidence in the student, strengthens the counselor-student bond, while avoiding potentially dangerous situations. The counselors at OhioEast are professional and probably do a good job at what they do. The problem is that the only time I and the majority of other students saw them was when schedules for the coming year needed to be made. Students and teachers are not fully aware of what the counselors can do. Counselors need to be seen in more ways then with the schedules. The line of communication that is so desperately needed to avoid disasters like Columbine, are not open. Students are aware of what is going on around them and can see when something is about to blow-up. The direct line to students that counselors need, can be accomplished many ways. Counselors could randomly pick students out of classes and ask them a few questions a week. At first, this would do little good but it would help build trust and in the future the students would be more open with the counselors. Students would start to see that counselors could help them in more ways then they thought. This is the plague that is hitting the nation's school system. This plague contains violen
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