Educational Trends: School Violence

PreventionAmy Gillespie, Brandice

Gore, Bethani Hincherick, Jeffery Massey

MTE501July 16, 2010

Instructor: Stephen Bond

School Violence & Countermeasure Trends

• Epidemic levels in urban America

• Unsafe communities have become a mainstay problem plaguing the basic need for all students and staff to operate in a safe learning environment.

• Holistic & comprehensive solution will prevail

• It takes a village to raise a child

Lack of safety deeply impacts student learning by causing:• High drop out rates• Poor grades• Transience• Low interest in activities• Drug abuse• Criminal activity• Dysfunctional family

Descriptive Factors Of School Violence

Historical Aspect-Past Violence Issues/Solutions

Past:• Bullying /Gang Activity• Substance Abuse • School Shootings &

Terrorism• Family Violence/Neglect• Social Networking Abuse

& Intimidation• Harassment/Hate Crimes• Poverty• Systemic:

o poor facility conditions and educational materials

Solutions:• Safe Passage• Safe Haven• Zero-Tolerance• At-Risk Targeting• Conflict Management • Counseling Initiatives• Crises Intervention• Mentorship• After school

programs: -Sports -Arts

Impact on Schools: School Violence Prevention

• Community-wide effort • Effective schools = safe arenas • Connect staff/parents to isolated/troubled children• Comprehensive violence prevention plan • Combat child stigmatization• Increase federal funding options for anti-violence

initiatives• Develop wide-ranging urban & rural anti-violence

policies• Magnify community-school-faith based school safety

coalitions

Trend Impact: Safe Passage

• Monitoring of student transportation routes by community volunteers

• Student & parent education of current safety issues

• Designation of area & pathway hazardous sites• Police & crossing guard response-monitoring• Posting violence hotspots

Future of School Violence

Violence will continue unless we focus on:• high expectations • student responsibility• frequent feedback • interactive teaching • clear teacher explanations and modeling• mastery of academic content• caring and demanding teachers• strong parental involvement

“Safe Haven, Safe Summer” program

• Faith-Based Initiative• Partnership with City & Churches• Athletic programs• 500-1000 students involved• Mentorship programs• Community directed Law enforcement response• Service learning opportunity

Arbitrate, Negotiate &

Resolve

• Increased community initiatives

• Nonprofit partnerships

• Federally funded grant proposals

• Interagency consortiums

• Increased parent-teacher collaboration

• Increased home-rule & community council safety accountability