In America a range of measures have been taken to stop violence in schools. The action in the fight to prevent shootings in schools has been so large that school budgets in America have used to install metal detectors and hire security staff, instead of textbooks and educational resources.

It was estimated that in the mid nineties over 100,000 students carried guns to school in America alone. There were 55 students killed in 1992 by fellow classmates and the mid ni

In South Australia several days ago an outsider held up a school canteen. The action taken was a proposal to increase the penalty to discourage any copycats. At Paralowie High school violence has become such a problem that the school has been forced to install cameras, fences and hire security guards.

The project works with 2-3 schools at one time. It helps by making people more aware of the issue of violence in schools. They train staff and students in how to deal with violence more appropriately and handle it in the best way. It also teaches teachers how to see incidents before they occur in an effort to prevent them.

Then America started to take action.

However we are yet to see these kinds of mass school shootings in Australia but whose to say it wont happen. What actions have been taken in Australia and what are we doing to prevent

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