Fighting culture is a pervasive problem in American schools
Approximately 46% of schools in America have seen an increase in fighting and violence, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics.
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There is no denying that fighting is a problem in public schools in America. Approximately 46% of schools in America have seen an increase in fighting and violence, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In each of these, the fighters are out of control. They are hurting those around them and unaware of the consequences of their actions.
School fights are a growing trend
An increase in school violence impacts both teachers and students nationwide. These behaviors are disruptive, dangerous and pervasive.
When a fight happens, it can be nearly impossible to re-establish a learning environment.
Both students and teachers can get injured and often need medical attention. Along with this, those in the fight risk expulsion, suspension, delayed graduation times the possibility of not graduating at all.
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School violence doesn’t happen just in the building. It can happen on the way to or from school or school-sponsored events. Students say that fights can happen at any given point in the day.
This growing trend causes students and school administrators to be fearful about their own safety and that of their peers. Imagine walking down the hallway, unsure if you could get caught up in the next fight.
Fighting has become far too normalized in our school system — we are desensitized to violence because we see it multiple times a day on social media and the news.
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A note for schools
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the programs and efforts highlighted at RISE:
- Monthly School Behavioral Threat Assessment Development & Management Training will begin again this fall. These 8-hour sessions will be held virtually. Threat Assessments help identify students who may be a harm to themselves or others.
- Educating Kids About Gun and Gang Violence – or EKG2 – engages 7th-grade students through a two-hour, two-day interactive classroom presentation by school resource officers. EKG2 teaches students about the consequences of wrong choices.
- The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System is a program that allows students in grades 6-12 to anonymously report safety concerns in 27 categories. Tips are monitored by a crisis center staffed 24/7. More than 24,000 tips have been received since 2019.
- The Rave Panic Alarm is an app designed to support schools in case of an incident. Public school units can opt-in at no cost to them.
- Last fall, the Center awarded $74 million in state funding for school safety grants, including
- school resource officers, school safety equipment, services for students in crisis and training to increase school safety.
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