This document discusses the issue of school violence and ways to prevent it. It defines school violence and provides statistics on the prevalence and impact of violence in schools. The document also discusses factors that contribute to school violence like bullying and reviews policies and programs aimed at preventing violence, such as the Stop School Violence Act, threat assessment training, and Red Ribbon Week activities. The overall goal is to educate students and parents on the issue of school violence and strategies to promote safety in schools.

1. "School Violence: How Can We Keep Students Safe?"
"School Violence: How Can We Keep Students Safe?" This book
addresses the issue of school violence in an unbiased, research-based
approach. It provides an overview of the causes, prevention, and treatment
strategies for school violence. The authors have collected recent findings
and empirical studies that are presented in an approachable way. The book
discusses practical ways to reduce violence in schools by reviewing
international, national, and state policies on crime prevention programs,
methods of enforcement, and intervention therapies.
The World Health Organization defines violence as the intentional use
of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another
person, or against a group of people or a community, which either results in
or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, psychological harm, deprivation,
maldevelopment, or death.
According to the definition stated above, "physical violence, including
fights between students, physical attacks on school employees, or vice
versa, physical punishment" is what is meant by "school violence" (hitting,
spanking, pinching, or slapping deliberately). Verbal abuse, body shaming,
or grade shaming in front of the class are all examples of psychological
abuse. Sexual assault, including rape, and sexual assault while under the
influence of drugs, are examples sexual abuse.
There is an increasing problem of school violence in the United States.
The main factor that many psychologists identify as causing this widespread
violence is bullying. Bullying is a form of psychological abuse that often takes
place in schools, at home, and on the internet. In order to pull students out
of this dangerous situation, schools need to make changes in their policies
and procedures to protect the safety of students.
With the rise in school violence, it is important to consider how to keep
students safe. Violence can happen in any setting and at any time. However,
it is even more dangerous when it occurs on school grounds because of the
emotional, social, and physical impacts that students may experience as a
result. Students live in fear of being victims of school violence. Each year,
more than 3000 young people die and an estimated 28,000 more are injured
in the U.S. alone when they are shot or stabbed by a classmate at school,

2. on their way to or from school, or at their homecoming party after school.
Sadly, over time, the general public has accepted acts of violence as a part
of American school life; most recently in the United States of America,
shootings such as that which occurred during the Columbine High School
massacre on April 20, 1999, have become "as common as lockers and
hallways" (Dwight C. Smith). The world has watched with awe and frustration
at these frightening criminal acts by people who are supposed to be
educated in a place where morality is taught and accepted behavior is clearly
spelled out.
School violence is an ongoing problem throughout the country, a
problem that has become so prevalent that it’s difficult to name a day without
hearing about another school shooting. According to the Washington Post,
there were more than 30 shootings during school hours in 2018 alone, and
those numbers continue to rise. Schools across the country are struggling to
cope with this crisis on their own.
The purpose of this paper is to examine these issues, as well as
educate parents and students alike on school violence prevention. The
violence occurring in schools has become a common topic of discussion. It
started with Columbine and spread throughout the United States. The media
has focused primarily on violence rather than the positive role that it can play
in society. Media can play a positive role by encouraging students to have
an increased interest in education, giving them opportunities to excel, and
providing a safe atmosphere for learners who may be vulnerable due to
troubled family relationships or abuse at home.
The Stop School Violence Act, which was recently signed into law,
seeks to increase coordination and collaboration between federal agencies
and schools at risk of school violence. It also aims to rapidly implement
evidence-based programs to prevent it. The Stop School Violence Act
provides $50 million in grants to public schools, law enforcement agencies,
and state and local governments to implement evidence-based programs to
train students, school officials, law enforcement officials, and other members
of the community to identify individuals who could pose a threat of committing
an act of future violence. The Stop School Violence Act works to increase
protection for students, teachers, and administrators in high-risk areas and
is prepared and funded to immediately implement the most successful

3. strategies. The bill would establish a grant program to help schools develop
and implement threat assessment and intervention, training, and other
programs that can prevent school violence.
Each year, ACT Queensland promotes the Red Ribbon message in
schools under the banner of Red Ribbon Week. During Anzac Day Week
(10-12 April), students at more than 1,000 Queensland schools have the
opportunity to participate in interactive assemblies and debates on drug
abuse.
The goals of Red Ribbon Week are to promote awareness and
prevention of drug abuse, as well as violence, in schools. The week involves
activities such as presentations, assemblies, table displays, and the
distribution of bookmarks and posters in schools. Let's work together to help
create a drug-free, bullying-free world.