FREE ESSAY ON VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

Violence in schools has increased throughout the nation in the last few years. This has
caused many problems among students, families, faculty, and residents that populate the
surrounding area. The cause of violence can be blamed on a variety of things, such as
drugs, gangs, and the unstable mentality of adolescents. A combination of these three
factors leads to violence in the schools. Just think of all the school shootings that
have happened in the past few years. Most of these have been because the student could
not handle the rejection of their classmates and they took out their anger through
violence. Drugs and gangs have also been on the increase in the past few years. More
people are selling and buying drugs, and getting involved with the gang mentality. This
increase in money and gang involvement brings a harder and more violent life for the
youth of America. This growth of gangs and their drug usage has been implicated in the
increasing violence of school youths. 
Experts have also said that most violent conflicts among school-age children can be
traced back to long-simmering disputes. Carrying guns and other weapons around schools
have become a more popular way to deal with these disputes all around the world.
Adolescents tend to think that carrying guns around school with them will make them cool
or give them power over others. Many believe that guns offer an easy way to settle these
disputes. They are wrong. The only power that a weapon gives them is to create hate,
suffering, and more sorrow than there was before hand. More people are carrying guns
around today's schools. Many are getting caught and having the weapons taken away from
them. 
Since schools have implemented metal detectors, scanners, video cameras, and security
guards, they have cut down the rate of having handguns in schools by over fifty percent.
Security experts have reported that there is no evidence that a metal detector will solve
the problem of violence in schools. What metal detectors and other security measures do
is to offer a highly visible symbol to the community. Even with all these security
measures implemented into schools there are still a variety of ways that weapons can be
brought in, such as through side windows and side entrances if there are minimal security
devices at these doors. 
In conclusion, the solution to this problem should start in the home. The home
environment is the most influential part of an adolescent's life. The parents should take
the time to try to understand their children. This is very laborious to accomplish
because adolescence is a very difficult time during the growth process. If a student is
found to be struggling or going through a rough time, the student should have meetings
with the school officials and the parents. By doing this, many problems that arouse can
be eliminated before the problem blows up and many innocent people are damaged for life.