it. In cases, like several others, the kids try to say that they were insane at the time. Still, by the way the trend is going, it seems that the children that are doing these terrible things are the ones who aren’t very popular and who are made fun of. It is also safe to say that the “murders” just want to get rid of the kids that made fun of them. It is important to realize that there are other children who simply don’t know how to channel their anger in a positive way. We, as a society, tell adults that they should channel anger into productive sources such as by exercise, or by doing housework. In children, they aren’t capable of knowing how to channel their anger. In an article by Barbara Kantrowicz, she gives advice on how to talk to different age groups about dangers, attitudes, and violence. Young children need to be reassured. They don’t realize that death is permanent, and therefore can’t differentiate between real and fake violence. Elementary school children need to have the dangers of weapons explained to them. In this age, it is important to encourage them to talk about worries that they may have, and also to limit their exposure to media violence. Early adolescents are beginning to become more independent, and it is important to keep dialog going with them, to School Violence 4keep parents aware of potential problems. In teenagers, it is important to not decide that attitudes are just a “phase.” (1999) If parents keep on top of situations in their child’s life, then that child will be more likely to express feelings of anger in a more positive way, rather than “act out.” There are also a wide range of communities that these acts of violence are happening in. These occurrences are happening in varying social and economic communities. In the past few years, Americans had been approached with the question of whether the schools ...
