hool violence does not always occur with students from the school. Sometimes students who attend another school, previously expelled or adults commit acts of school violence. Outsiders participate in school violence by robbing, attacking, kidnapping, rape, and even murder. Violence in schools can happen randomly or when revenge is the result.Taunting can occur when a student does not dress in fashion and does not wear name brand clothing. Taunting and humiliation come from such words as “gay, fag”, homosexual, dike, lesbian, and slut. “If you didn’t dress like them then you were an outcast”. (a10) Peer pressure can occur when someone has higher power than their victim. Peer pressure can cause the victim to feel lonely and insecure. Today if students are outsiders they are viewed as a “sign of danger, and derangement”. (a6) Cliques determine a students status in school. A war has been going on with the jocks, cheerleaders, and preps vs. the nerds, geeks, freaks, and homosexuals.The “Trench coat Mafia” were verbally and physically harassed in the hallway by jocks, and cheerleaders. When students are pushed to the extreme they will do anything to make the harassment come to an end. Even when the result means murdering them in revenge.Schools in America are enforcing a zero-tolerance policy. Teachers are to directly report any students mentioning violence. Society feels as if taking away guns, trench coats, pornography, video games, and music the violence will suddenly come to and end. ...
