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Moses Lake, Wash. 2 students and 1 teacher Bethel, Alaska Principal and 1 student killed, 2killed, 1 other wounded when 14-year-old Barry others wounded by Evan Ramsey, 16, at his highLoukaitis opened fire on his algebra class. school.Pearl, Miss. 2 students killed and 7 wounded by West Paducah, Ky. 3 students killed, 5 wounded a 16-year-old who was also accused of killing his by a 14-year-old boy as they participated in a prayer mother. He and several friends thought to be in on circle at Heath High School.by the plot were said to be outcasts who worshipped at Heath High School.Stamps, Ark. 2 students wounded. Colt Todd, Jonesboro, Ark 4 students and 1 teacher killed,14, was hiding in the woods when he shot 10 others wounded outside as Westside Middlethe students as they stood in the parking lot. School emptied during a false fire alarm. Mitchell Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden,April 24, 1998 11, shot at their classmates and teachers fromEdinboro, Pa. 1 teacher killed, 2 students the woods. wounded at a dance at James W. Parker
Others define school violence as conflict between students and teachers, or as activities that cause suspensions and disciplinary contacts or detentions. This distance is exacerbated by fear. " The more popular approaches include: the installation of metal detectors at school entrances to prevent students from bringing weapons onto school grounds; enacting zero tolerance policies that require automatic suspension or removal of students for bringing weapons on school grounds; the use of police officers as security guards; an increased tendency to treat violent incidents as criminal acts to be handled by law enforcement and courts rather than by school personnel; and the creation of alternative schools or programs for youth deemed too unruly for the regular school setting. " Perhaps even more disconcerting was the ease with which both incarcerated and high school males reported they could acquire a gun. May 20, 1999 Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, had plotted for Conyers, Ga. Noguera argues that schools must find ways to create more humane learning environments so that students, staff, and administrators feel less alienated, threatened, and repressed. and 1 teacher killed, 23 others wounded at Columbine High School in the nation's deadliest school shooting. The subculture of violence and delinquency: Individual vs. This historical worry with control has limited the ability of schools and administrators to respond creatively to the crisis created by the increase of violence and disorder (Noguera,1995).
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