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A 4 page research paper that examines the possible causes for school violence. The writer profiles suggested causes, such as ostracism and bullying. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The 1997-98 school year alone saw shootings in West Paducah Kentucky (3 dead, 5 wounded); Jonesboro, Arkansas (5 dead, 10 wounded) and Springfield, Oregon (2 dead, 21 wounded) (Best, 2002).
Undoubtedly, the most famous school shooting occurred in April of 1999 when two boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, went on a violent rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton,
Colorado, killing 12 students and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves. In 1998, ten out of every one thousand students reported that they suffered from serious violent crimes
at school or in going to or from school (Myers, 2004). A study conducted by Dorfman (2002) shows that media coverage of school violence often tends to focus on
the events themselves rather than on possible causes. However, it is imperative that in order to prevent future tragedies, these causes need to be understood and addressed. Various theories
have been posited to explain this seemingly inexplicable behavior. Jackson Toby, a Rutgers University sociologist, notes that mass shooting incidents have all occurred in excellent suburban schools, rather than
in inner-city areas where violence is more commonplace (Thinking the unthinkable, 2001). Toby attributes this to the fact that disruptive students in inner-city schools (who are often responsible for
less lethal forms of violence0 are able to escape from the school environment (Thinking the unthinkable, 2001). They become habitually truant or dropout. In other words, they escape from the
restrictions of the school environment before reaching the flash point of explosive anger that retaliates with lethal violence. On the other hand, kids in middle class families in suburban schools
do not have such options. For them, dropping out is unthinkable. Toby explains that "Their parents would be horrified. Their friends would be bewildered" (Thinking the unthinkable, 2001). They feel
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