School massacres and violence in the United States 25 Articles

by Kat Stovall

In the past 8 years we have sat unblinking in fear for our nation's children as the media blasted us with live footage and the horrid aftermath of school violence. Where did this come from. When did our nation's children d...read more

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by Kate Maseri

Violence in the U.S As woman who's been deciding on whether to relocate back home to New York or to Chicago, from a list that had been narrowed down from 20 cities to two. I did a lot of research to help me decide on w...read more

by Maggie O'Leary

Last month, a student was wounded in a drive-by shooting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. According to a report on Yahoo news, two men were believed to have been involved in the shooting were seen driving away...read more

by C. Penlington

It has been said that those that commit these kind of horrific crimes, can sometimes be recognized in advance - actually, by talking about doing it - although, most of those listening would probably blow it off as being a ...read more

by Clayton Duncan

All throughout the U.S. violence in schools has become a significant and seemingly unstoppable problem. There have been some actions taken to prevent it, however none of them have been very effective. Worst of all, there ...read more

by Alyssalyn Edwards

IN THE RECENT NEWS At the time of this writing (April 20, 2007), another school shooting tragedy has yet come upon us. We fixate on it for awhile, sensationalizing the tragedy, then we will go on with our lives. The sen...read more

by Walter Moody

He did not know his father. His mother deprived him of love, discipline and training. In his childhood other children had little to do with him. He was alone most of the time. During adolescence the girls shunned him an...read more

by Maurice Sassoon

What drives young people to commit homicidal acts of violence in schools and campuses is a question that boggles the mind. There may be a myriad psychological reasons for such tragic occurrences, such as an abusive family,...read more

by Lyddi Greene

Today, Monday April 16, 2007, my heart goes out to those affected by the Virginia Tech school shootings. It is the worst shooting incident in the United States to date, and so far the death toll is at 33, and many more inj...read more

by Kevin Mccall

When addressing the increase and severity of school violence, we must first determine the root of the problem. There is the fact that the ability to discipline students, has for the most part, been taken away from teachers...read more

by Randa Morris

I spend a lot of time around young people. The kids I know range from around 13 upto about 22 years old. With their tatoos and ear and nose and lip peircings, the boys with their make-up the girls with their bell-bottome...read more

by Thomas Slatin

Sadly, yet another school goes under the attack of a crazed student. Over the years, many schools have become victim to these violent and unnecessary shootings, but why? The first and most famous case was the Columbine...read more

by Shellys article

In my opinion school violence is caused by school bullys When the Columbine tragedy happened the media interviewed one student that survived he said that one day him and his friend was laughing at the two students who d...read more

by Lexi Tyler

For many years, the world has been plagued not only with violence and tragedy, but specifically with violence and tragedy in our schools. Whether the schools are private, public, religious, elementary, or high schools, one...read more

by Wally Pentari

Personally, I am no longer shocked by the news of the "latest, most disturbing school shooting yet!" What does shock me is that people are actually surprised by this. Long ago, whether wittingly or unwittingly, we si...read more

by Linda Hickey

The school massacres and violence does in fact disturb me, simply because it breaks my heart to see these children who have experienced the depression that life can bring. Whether it was something that happened to t...read more

by The Tangoman

Why does this latest masacre not surprise me? I'm sorry, but a country that allows pretty much anybody to own and carry a gun is asking for trouble. How ironic that if guns had been allowed on campus, one of the students...read more

by flathead

Shhh....Virginia Tech, I'm right around the corner, behind the bullets and the sorrow and the questions and the lies beneath the emails and the gossip, the unexplained and desperate cries Hush...Columbine, quiet now....read more

by Joy Farmer

School massacres has become a trend that began ten years ago. I attended highschool during the latter 80's & early 90's, which was a time when a shooting at school only happened once in a blue moon. It was an issue that ...read more

by David Schermbeck

Although Media Continues to Influence Youth, Violence in Schools is Down So often, it's easy to wonder what this world is coming to. In recent years, beginning with the massacre at Columbine High School and continuing ...read more