Two kids walk in to a school carrying enough guns and ammo to take out an entire community. The two kids then storm through the school shooting at everyone who appears to be either an athlete or a race other than white. The first question that came into my head was "What would possess someone to do this to their peers, most of which did nothing to them personally?" That question is probably never going to be answered. We have got a little bit of a clue as to what they were thinking thanks to information found in the houses of the kids who committed these crimes. Also we have gotten

To stop violence we must also decide who is targeted for school violence, and not only the person who is shot at and even killed in school violence, but also the person who brings the gun to school. Because in order for most of these people to do what they have done, they have put up with many years of torment usually given to them by someone who is socially more powerful than they are. It is also known that younger students are more likely to be attacked than older students, because most students who are older oftentimes appear to be intimidating causing them to be left alone, especially by younger students.

Probably the most agreed upon solution is early intervention. Early intervention is the first step to producing a student that is less likely to commit an act of violence. If you teach your kids that violence will not solve anything it will cause the student to be more apt to solve his or her problems in a different way. "Early intervention is a key phrase among educators.... We had parents coming to schools wanting to fight other parents." (Cannon, 28). This does not mean do not spank your kids. In fact I am a strong advocate for spanking your kids, I believe it teaches them discipline, respect and love. All of which are lacking today. I know that when I was a little kid that I was the furthest thing from an angel. I also know that as a young child I was spanked on a regular basis, because I deserved punishment for my actions. I would never criticize anyone for spanking their children. Actually I would thank them for installing the morals that kids lack these days.

I hope you have enjoyed reading my paper as well as found it the least bit interesting. Thank You.

Fourth will be fought with sticks and stones."

Now that I have touched on the causes of violence, who commits violence, who is targeted by violence, and where violence occurs. I believe I can now begin to give ways to prevent the spread of violence as well as steps to help ensure school safety not only locally, but nationwide also. First I'm going to discuss steps to ensure school safety at our own Flathead High. The first thing that must happen is to install metal detectors. I believe this would limit the amount of supplies one could get into the school for a large attack like at Columbine High in Littleton, Colorado. If our school had metal detectors at every door there is a lot lower chance that the supplies needed would even get close to school. Although this would help educators are frustrated because some obvious solutions are also the most elusive. The main cause violence in schools is also "... the most enduring and under rated problem in American schools."(Cannon, pg22). Bullying is so often an underlying cause of school violence today. Teasing harassing and occasionally mild violence inflicted by the supposedly powerful against the presumed powerless often causes many reactions that lead to extreme violence.

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