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Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation and has caused many problems among students, families, faculty of schools, and residents of the areas.These issues will be discussed and I will produce what could or "should" be done to correct these problems. These dilemmas have been addressed but seem to be an ongoing struggle that can never be overcome. Almost three-fourths of the United States teens are afraid of violent crime amongst their peers(Apfel 23). With all this controversy more and more people are obtaining weapons to ensure their safety. Nearly half of all males and one-third of all students including females said they can easily obtain a handgun if they wanted to(Glazer 14). However, their are many possible ways we can stop this violence in schools. One positive step to engage in this process is to install metal detectors into the schools of children everywhere. Since schools have gotten metal detectors and scanners, they have cut down the rate of having handguns in schools by nearly 58%(Glazer 5). People think that carrying guns around schools with them will make them cool or fit in with other people like themselves. By issuing these metal detectors, students who carry guns to schools for this reason could possibly be easily discouraged from doing so. It also helps that students who actually are able to get guns into the school are increasingly Some schools districts that experimented with metal detectors for a short time found them a bit frustrating(Gordon 27). Even if all the schools do put in metal detectors at the front entrances of schools, their are many other ways kids can sneak in weapons. A possible answer to this would be to increase the consequences of being caught. This was done efficiently by congress making it a felony to bring a gun within one-thousand feet of any school under the "Gun-Free School Zones" provision of the 1990 crime prevention. We can also put a large amount of the blame on our parents for violence. When parents buy a gun and don’t properly lock it out of reach, their kid could get a hold of it and bring it to school and already your in trouble. This is why parents should always lock away their weapons and not just stick it in a draw or on the top shelf of a closet. They must also integrate to their children the repercussions of shooting a fire arm at someone and allow them to shoot it themselves. This will educate kids and show them actual damage that guns can and will cause if used inproperly. Experts have also said that most violent conflicts among school-age children can be traced back to long-simmering disputes(Apfel 21). Some students may not have the proper up bringing to allow themselves to forgive and forget. If the schools can address an argument before it is allowed to escalate, it could greatly reduce the building of anger in young students and possibly prevent them from further thoughts of revenge. This is not an easy task considering students don’t open up to authority figures and often lie to avert extensive punishment. This is why teachers and principles absolutely can not address arguments in an authoritarian fashion. They must talk to the students involved and try to come to some sort of an agreement with out the fear of punishment. Further more, where do teens get the money to buy these guns? Alot of students who obtain guns are able to afford them through the selling of drugs. Not nearly as many teens would have guns if they didn't get the money from selling drugs(Gordon 30). If we could stop the selling of drugs 20% or even 15%, their would possibly be a decline in the purchase of guns by teenagers due to lack of money. This means we must increase the awareness in communities about the possibility that certain labs to create these drugs could very easily be the neighbor next door. Teen violence in schools is a modern problem and is becoming increasingly popular. While many accusations and fingers are pointed at one another, nothing is actually being done to correct the problem. It is such a large task that no one is sure where to start so no one does. Perhaps these people who are supposed to be addressing the issue, simply aren’t because of the personal profit they are able to obtain from these events happening. While this is a harsh accusation and mere speculation on my part, I believe there is evidence in the palm of our hands. My primary concern is the media and the publicity these students get from the daily news. I understand that they are there to provide us with the current events, but the fashion in which you present this information must carefully be examined before it is allowed to air. Is it possible that news corporations make these events huge issues not because of the concern but because of the tendency they have of reoccurring with the instant fame the students get from this publicity? This is one of many questions we must ask if we are to ever eliminate these Bibliography: Word Count: 929
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