Violence in Schools

A large number of Australian schools have been taking actions to prevent violence in schools. In the last ten years in American schools there has been an increase in school shootings, where students have opened fire on their own classmates. Is Australia headed down the same path and if so what are we doing to prevent these scary incidents from occurring?

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

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So we may ask why do these events still occur, even after large sums of money have been spent to try and stop them? It is more than likely due to America’s strong gun movement and high crime levels.

However we are yet to see these kinds of mass school shootings in Australia but whose to say it wont happen. In the mean time we need to do the best we can to prevent it and I believe that a lot more can be done, however at this point in time the actions that we take are most curtail to the prevention.

Only time will tell what path violence in Australian schools will follow. Will we become as bad a country to live in and what will our schools be like then.

Experts have suggested that the focus areas should be schools in lower social economic areas, due to the fact that crime and depression levels are higher. What actions have been taken in Australia and what are we doing to prevent such a tragedy?

In South Australia and Melbourne a project called CNC (Creating New Choices) has been developed in the effort to stop violence in the education area.

The project works with 2-3 schools at one time. At Paralowie High school violence has become such a problem that the school has been forced to install cameras, fences and hire security guards. It also teaches teachers how to see incidents before they occur in an effort to prevent them. It helps by making people more aware of the issue of violence in schools. In America the laws for having guns are not as rigid and therefore it is extremely easy for youth to get their hands on illegal lethal firearms. They are one of Victoria's largest independent, non-government welfare organizations.

Today however around twenty students are killed in American schools each year.

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