There is definitely a problem with school violence today. In the last three years violence in our schools is becoming more common. The violence may be with guns, knives, or just a simple fight, but school violence is increasi

Statistics have shown in the past that schools have been the safest place for a child to be but are we still sure that it true today? Every time there is an act of violence in the school more kids are becoming afraid to go to school. Everybody has the right to have an education in a safe environment where they are not in danger. The violence that occurs in schools has caused the environment to be a danger to the students. This shows that school violence is out of control and something has to be done. School violence is probably one of the biggest problems in today's society. School violence is a widespread issue that everyone realizes but not everyone is doing something to help prevent it.

In the past three years several school shootings have taken place. The first was on February second 1996, in Moses Lake, Washington. Barry Loukaitis opened fire in his algebra class, killing 2 students and a teacher. There was another shooting on February ninth in 1996. The shooting took place in Bethel, Alaska, which killed the principal and a student. There were three more shootings in 1997 including the shooting in Pearl Mississippi on October first where two students were killed and seven were wounded by a sixteen-year-old boy. Again in 1998 there were five school shoo

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