School Violence

Bullying Starts at Home

Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Education, Parenting Tips, Bullying, Emotional Wellness, Parenting, Schools, School Violence, School Bullying, Education News
Rev. Romal J. Tune

Often, our public discourse regarding the need to end bullying centers around the assumption that children are only bullied at school. That assumption couldn't be further from the truth.

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Student Sucker-Punched In The Face At School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Student Sucker Punched, Bullying, School Assault, Student Punched, Student Bullied, School Assault Caught on Tape, School Violence, Slidepollajax, School Bullying, Education News

Cory Pingeton, an 18-year-old student at Franklin High School in Franklin, Mass., required medical attention after an unnamed suspect viciously attack...

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Schools, Students and Guns

Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Counseling, School Budget Cuts, Mental Health, School Violence, Chardon, T. J. Lane, Ohio, Parents News
Miriam Novogrodsky

In Chardon, Ohio, T.J. Lane killed three classmates and injured two others on Feb. 27, 2012. I am always, and I'm sure I'm not alone, left wondering w...

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Ensuring School Safety Must Involve Old-Fashioned Values

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Education, Shared Values, Chardon High School Shooting, Values, Cleveland, Bullying, Community, Kindness, School Violence, Education News
Stuart Muszynski

The fact remains that every year, in every school, in every community, there's danger of school violence.

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California High School Brawl Not Racially Motivated, Officials Say

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Carson High School, California High School Brawl, Black Students, School Violence, Carson High School Fight, Latino Students, Race in Schools, Video, Carson California, School Fight, High School Brawl, School Fights, High School, California Schools, High School Fight, California High School Fight, Racially Motivated Fight, Education News

CARSON, Calif. — Classes were proceeding normally amid heightened security Thursday at a Los Angeles-area high school where eight students were ...

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4 Injured, 2 Arrested In Racially Motivated High School Brawl

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Carson High School, California High School Brawl, Black Students, School Violence, Carson High School Fight, Latino Students, Race in Schools, Carson California, School Fight, High School Brawl, School Fights, High School, California Schools, High School Fight, California High School Fight, Racially Motivated Fight, Education News

CARSON, Calif. -- Dozens of students battled each other at a California high school Wednesday in a racially motivated brawl between black and Latino s...

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Violence In Schools, Nothing Out Of The Ordinary For Latinos And Blacks

Gabriel Lerner | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: School Violence, Latino Politics, Black Brown Relations, Chardon High School Shooting, Latino Voices News
Gabriel Lerner

The solution to the more generalized and daily violence in schools goes well beyond individuals. The answer must be universal, and must address serious societal problems.

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Teen Indicted For Murder Of Tennessee Principal

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Leslie Ballin, Eduardo Marmolejo, Memphis Junior Academy, School Violence, Suzette York, Education News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 16-year-old Tennessee boy faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of his principal. The district attorney's offi...

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Girl Dies After Fight With Classmate

AP | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Long Beach Girl Dies, Long Beach, Girl Dies Fight, School Fight, Long Beach Schools, California Schools, School Violence, Girl Dies School Fight, Los Angeles News

LONG BEACH, Calif. — After getting her nose bloodied in a fight with another girl near their Southern California elementary school, 11-year-old ...

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Chicago Schools Pumped Up on Policing

Annette Fuentes | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Restorative Justice, School Violence, Rahm Emanuel, School Safety, Education News
Annette Fuentes

Policing in Chicago's schools arguably diminishes the quality of life, and more to the point, the educations of thousands of kids who get on the wrong side of the law.

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Dad Gets Restraining Order Against 4th-Grade Bully

Newser.com | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Bully Restraining Order, Christopher Casteel, Video, Bully, Weird California, Robert Casteel, Pocket Knife Bully, School Violence, Crime News

A Southern California dad has taken out a restraining order against a classmate of his fourth-grade son who he says threatened his boy with a knife. ...

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7-Year-Old Accidentally Fires Gun On Loaded Bus

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Video, Elementary School Safety, Elementary School Bus, Gun Fired on Bus, School Bus Safety, Elementary Schooler, Gun at School, Guns on School Bus, Bus Safety, Elementary School, Guns and School, School Violence, Arizona Schools, School Safety, Education News

An unidentified 7-year-old from Mesa, Ariz., has been detained after a handgun he brought discharged on a loaded school bus, authorities say, accordin...

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Girl Left Unconscious On School Bus After Beating

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Video, Middle Schoolers, Violence in Schools, School Buses, Middle School Violence, Middle School, School Violence, School Bus Violence, Education News

A 13-year-old female student was beaten so badly by seven students between the ages of 12 and 15 that she was left unconscious on the school bus Frida...

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There Was 'Blood All Over The Floor'

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Screw Driver Stabbing, School Stabbing, Violence in Schools, Stabbing, High School Violence, School Violence, High School Stabbing, Education News

Ronette Ricketts, 40-year-old English teacher at Poughkeepsie High School, is accused of stabbing fellow English teacher Cynthia Glozier, 54, 16 time...

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Cop Fires Stun Gun, Striking Female Student In Groin

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Allentown Schools, School Officer, Tasers, Police Officers, Stun Guns, Pennsylvania Schols, School Violence, Dieruff High School, Taser Laws, Video, Police Taser, Taser, Taser Video, Tasers at School, School Taser, Students Tased, Education News

After an Allentown, Pa. police officer fired a stun gun at the groin of Keshana Wilson, a 14-year-old student, outside Dieruff High School in Septembe...

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Court Backs School Ban Of American Flag Shirts On Cinco De Mayo

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Video, Mexican-American Students, Cinco De Mayo, American Flag, Judge James Ware, School Violence, Live Oak High School, American Flag T-Shirt, Latino Voices News

The dress code at Live Oak High School in northern California explicitly prohibits "any clothing or decoration which detracts from the learning enviro...

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5th Grader Attacks Teacher For Confiscating Candy

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.14.2011

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After teacher Kelly Sanchez confiscated Halloween candy from a 10-year-old 5th grader at Zellwood Elementary school, the student allegedly attacked an...

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Asian-American Students Bullied More Than Those In Any Other Ethnic Group

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Bullying, Criminal Victimization, National Crime Victimization Survey, Nces, Cyber Bullying, Asian American Students, Student Criminal Victimization, School Violence, Asian Students Bullied, Student Victimization, Asian Students, Online Bullying, Video, School Crime Supplement, National Center for Educational Statistics, US Department of Justice, Asian American Students Bullied, School Bullying, Education News

For the most part, the instance of student victimization in schools has fallen since 1995, according to a new report by the National Center for Educat...

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Two High School Coaches, Four Students Charged In Hazing Incident

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Video, Tom Cipriani, Fenger High School, Bullying, School Violence, Jonathan Manning, Hazing, Prosser Career Academy, Jonathan Manning Charged, High School Hazing, Derion Jones, High School Violence, High School Football Hazing, Cps Hazing, Tom Cipriani Charged, Cps Bullying, Chicago News

Two Chicago Public Schools football coaches and four of their team members have been charged in the alleged hazing of a 14-year-old boy on Chicago's N...

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11-Year-Old Accused Of Making Bomb Threats

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Denver News, Bomb Threat, Bomb Threat at Middle School, Denver Colorado, School Violence, Bomb Threat at Ranum Middle School, 11 Year Old Makes Bomb Threat at School, Ranum Middle School, Denver News

An 11-Year-Old attending Ranum Middle School in Adams County, Colo. has been arrested under the suspicion that she made bomb threats at her school for...

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Attack From Opposing Team Leaves Coach Severely Injured

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: High School Sports, Georgia Football, Sports Violence, High School Football Crime, High School Violence, Football Violence, School Violence, Sports Crime, High School Football, Education News

A Friday fight between two high school football teams in Hancock county, Ga. left a Warren County head coach with crushed facial bones, an unrepairabl...

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WATCH: Two CPS Students Suspended After Brawl Caught On Tape

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Roger C. Sullivan High School, Video, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Crime, Chicago School Violence, School Fight, Cps, School Brawl, School Violence, Rogers Park, Chicago News

Two Chicago Public Schools students have been suspended and charged with misdemeanor battery after their brutal attack of a fellow classmate during a ...

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Proposed Ordinance Would Secure Vacant Buildings Near Schools

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Vacant Properties Chicago, Safe Passage, Bank-Owned Buildings, Becky Carroll, Vacant Properties Safe Passage Ordinance, CPS Violence, Deborah Graham, Chicago Public Schools, Vacant Buildings Chicago, Cps, Foreclosure, Safe Passage Ordinance, Vacant Properties, School Violence, Bob Fioretti, Chicago News

Ald. Deborah Graham (29th) announced at a news conference Sunday that she will introduce an ordinance backed by the Chicago Teachers Union requiring v...

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WATCH: Students At Urban Prep Targeted By Gangs, Parents Demand Protection

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Video, Gang Violence, Urban Prep, Robbery, Assault, Chicago West Side, Urban Prep Academy, School Violence, Urban Prep Violence, Charter School, Parents, Chicago News

The parents of students at a West Side preparatory school are demanding heightened protection, claiming their children are being targeted and terroriz...

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Michael Phelps, Indiana Teen, Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For School Shooting

AP | RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Martinsville, School Shooting, Chance Jackson, Teen Crime, School Crime, Crime, Indiana, Martinsville Shooting, Martinsville Indiana, Schools, School Violence, Michael Phelps Indiana Teen, Teen Violence, Indiana Schools, Education News

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana teenager convicted of shooting a former middle school classmate was sentenced to 30 years in prison Frida...

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