firearms in the home Combination of stressful family socioeconomic factors (poverty, severe deprivation, marital breakup, single parenting, unemployment, loss of support from extended family) Brain damage from head injury (http:www.aacap.org/factsfam/behavior.htm) In the media, journalists have tried to pick apart the tragic school shooting At Columbine High school. Dylan Harris and Eric Klebold, the suspected killers, had shown several of the above mentioned factors, yet there was no action taken in order to prevent the shooting. Both of the boys have had past arrests for such things as vandalism and petty theft. They also played violent video games on the Internet, and recorded violent video scenarios off the television for school projects. Harris was also diagnosed and on medication for numerous psychological disorders. The most shocking of all of the evidence is that both ofSchool Violence 6the killers assembled all of their pipe bombs in Harris’ garage and bedroom without the parent’s knowledge (Skeesis, 1999, p. 1). The surprising thing is that no one thought that there was anything wrong with them. The police, parents, or teachers never took further action with the boys in order to have them evaluated before the shootings happened. It is vitally important to be aware of any violent tendencies early in a child’s life. The earlier that these behaviors are detected and treated, the easier it will be to rehabilitate the child.Although these warning signs are very important, there are many reasons why school violence occurs. The Internet, music, television, movies, and video games have all been labeled as causes of child violence. All of these things are everywhere, and it is impossible to isolate kids from every violent act or suggestion. Examples of media violence are to follow. Every day, children are exposed to movies that display a wide range of violent acts. In the movie “The...
