ished the students who at first thought it was some kind of prank until Scott fired a second shot that killed Mrs. McDavid. The sound of gunfire alarmed people outside of the classroom. His classmates were so terrified, they couldn't move. Scott began letting his classmates go one or two at a time. When the police arrived Scott surrendered easily. When a group of high school students were interviewed 20 % said Newman 6It was ok to shoot someone who has stolen something from you. Half of that 20 % thought it was all right to shoot someone who has done something to offend or insult you. The attitude that violence is acceptable is not limited to particular schools. In 1993 researchers questioned principals about violent incidents in the schools to try to determine why these violent incidents were happening. More than1,000 school districts across the nation participated in this study. Principles reported violent incidents throughout the country. Principles and teachers are no longer putting up with these disputive students. There are many different kinds of gangs and antisocial groups. Gangs and teenage violence has been a problem since it began. There are many different causes for this behavior. Gangs and teenage violence has contributed to many shootings. Newman 7 Works CitedBarden, Renardo. Gangs. CA: The Rourke Corporation ,1990.Bosch,Carl. Schools Under Seige.NJ:Enslow Publishers Inc.,1997.Cowley,Geofery. ''Why Children Turn Violent''. Newsweek 6, April, 1998: 24-26Devore, Cynthia DiLaura MD. Kids + Gangs. MI: Abbot Dauhters,1994.Dolan, F. Edward Jr. and Shan Finney. Youth Gangs.NY: Julin Messner, 1984.Gibbs,Nancy and Timothy Roche. ''The Columbine Tapes'' Time 20 Dec,1999:40-51Labi, Nadya. ''The Hunte...
