1. School Violence: A Deadly Pattern By: Saloeun Thoey Jillien Jobson Whitney Wilkins

2. “When you got someone else’s blood on your hands, it’s not an easy thing to deal with. I will suffer my own personal hell the rest of my life. There’s nothing you can do to make it go away. I’m truly remorseful for what happened. He’s gone and I can’t bring him back.” Jacob Davis used a magnum bolt-action rifle to mow down his girlfriend’s ex-lover at his High School. Today, Davis is serving a 52 year term at a correctional facility.

3. ...a reflection of the past.

4. October 2, 1997 October 2, 1997 : Luke Woodham, 16, exits the city's courtroom after entering not guilty pleas to charges he murdered his mother and two high school classmates the day before in Pearl, Miss. Woodham was sentenced to life in prison. School Shootings: A Deadly Pattern

5. December 1, 1997: December 1, 1997: A Heath High School student at the scene of a shooting that left three students dead and five wounded. A 14-year- old freshman, Michael Carneal, was arrested and charged with shooting eight fellow students who were finishing an informal prayer meeting.

6. March 28, 1998: March 28, 1998: Mourners at a funeral service for 11-year-old Britthney Varner, one of four students and a teacher killed four days earlier by Drew Golden and Mitchell Johnson in Jonesboro, Ark.

7. April 24, 1998: A student from James W. Parker school in Edinboro, Pa., after science teacher John Gillette was shot and killed by another student.

8. May 21, 1998: In Springfield, Ore., Thurston High sophomore Ryan Atteberry is helped to a waiting ambulance hours after police say Kip Kinkel opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing two and wounding 20 more. Kinkel is also accused of killing his parents the previous day.

9. Sept. 23, 1999 : LITTLETON, Colo. Columbine High School. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were never part of the Trench Coat Mafia. They didn't target jocks, minorities or Christians. They had a hit list, but nobody on it was hit. They expected their bombs and explosives would wipe out most of the school.

10. March 21, 2005: Jeff Weise lived with his grandmother and was in a home-tutoring program. He was 6 feet tall, 250 pounds, and posted messages on Nazi websites. His father killed himself in 1997; his mother has brain damage from an accident. After killing his grandfather, Weise donned the man's police-issue belt and bulletproof vest and drove his squad car to school, where he began a killing spree that ended with nine more people dead, the FBI said. Five people remain hospitalized. Redlake Rampage

11. Causes leading to School Violence Bullying can be described as calling others names, saying or writing nasty things about them, leaving them out of activities, not talking to them, threatening them, making them feel uncomfortable or scared, taking or damaging their things, hitting or kicking them, or making them do things they don't want to do

12. Violence in the media Parents involved in drugs and violence Causes leading to School Violence

13. Communities that are at risk -high levels of poverty -availability of weapons and drugs -delinquents who are apathetic towards the community and school Causes leading to School Violence

14. American Heritage Dictionary defines homophobia as "aversion to gay or homosexual people or their lifestyle or culture" and "behavior or an act based on this aversion." In one national study, 80% of homosexual teens reported verbal insults, 44% were threatened with violence, 31% were chased or followed, and 17% said they were physically assaulted Causes leading to School Violence

15. School Violence Prevention

16. School Violence Prevention Methods – divided into 3 classes

17. Mentoring After – School Recreational Programs Family Therapy Parent Education Programs Effective Programs

18. Imperfectly Monitored or Evaluated Programs

19. International Association of Chiefs of Police Top 21 Ways to help Prevent School Violence School Security Reporting Student Rules Support for Teachers and Other Staff Programs for Suspended/ Expelled Students Student Court Positive Incentives Employee Screening Class and School Size Parent Outreach Utilization of the School Schools Physical Environment Counseling Services Conflict Resolution Programs Social Skills Training Cognitive Skills Training Drug and Alcohol Education Anti-Gang Programs Suicide Prevention Evaluations Training and Technical Assistance for Teachers And Staff

20. 19401990 Talking out of turnDrug abuse Chewing gumAlcohol abuse Making NoisePregnancy Running in the HallSuicide Cutting in lineRape Dress Code Violations Robbery LitteringAssault Top Ten Disciplinary Problems in Public Schools

21. StealingHitting, Punching, or Kicking TrespassingMaking verbal or gestural threats Possession of weaponReckless endangerment ExtortionEx. Shooting gun in public GamblingSpeeding on school grounds, setting off fire- crackers Possession or use of drug Unnecessary use of force Selling drugsVerbal sexual harassment Illegal Activities Assault or Abuse

22. BullyingPhysical AttackRobbery Elementary School 10%4%1% Middle or Junior High School 12%5%2% Senior High School 6%3%1% Combined School 9%3%1% Percentage of Students Reporting Victimization at School