HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Safe Havens, Assault, Homicide
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Highly pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)ized in(cid:272)ident of fatal shootings on s(cid:272)hool g(cid:396)ounds ha(cid:448)e fo(cid:272)used the nation"s attention on the (cid:395)uestion of just ho(cid:449) safe (cid:894)o(cid:396) unsafe(cid:895) ou(cid:396) nation"s s(cid:272)hools a(cid:396)e. Ou(cid:396) nation"s s(cid:272)hools should (cid:271)e safe ha(cid:448)ens fo(cid:396) tea(cid:272)hing and learning, free of crime and violence. Any instance of crime or violence at school not only affects the individuals involved but also may disrupt the educational process and affect bystanders, the school itself, and the surrounding community. 33 students, staff, and nonstudent, school-associated violent deaths were recorded, including. There were 17 homicides and 1 suicide of school age youth. The percentage of homicides of youths at school has remained less than 2% of all youth homicides, and the percentage of youth suicides has remained less than 1% of all youth suicides nationwide. This amounts to about one homicide or suicide per 2. 1 million students enrolled during the 2007-2008 school year: 2010-
