Introduction

4 Avril 2023 , an estimated 246 million children expérience school violence every year ‚' however,
girls and gender non - conforming people are disproportionately offected . This article explores
thé types , causes, and Impact of school violence and suggests some steps that Can help
prevent it .

I. Types of school violence

School violence Can take many forms . These are some of the types of school violence.

_Physical violence , which includes any kind of physical agression, the use of wea ons , as well
as criminal acts like theft or arson .

_Psychological violence, which includes emotional and verbal abux. This may involve insultiny ,
threatening , ignoring , isolation , rejecting , humiliating or punishing another person .

_Sexual violence , which includes sexual harrossment sexual intimidation , unwanted touching ,
sexual and rape.

_Cyberbullying , which includes sexual or psychological abuse by peaple connected through

II. Causes of school violence

There often isn't a simple , straightforw reason why some one engages in school violence .
A child may have been brillied or rejected by a peer , may be under a lot of academic pressure or
may be enacting something they've seen at home in thier neighborhood , one television or in a
video gome . These are some of the risk factors that can make a child more likely to commit
school violence .

History of violence , hyperactive or impulsive personality , alcohol , drug or tabacco use

It's important to note that the presence of these factors doesn't necessarily mean that the
child will engage in violente behavior .
 III. Impact of school violence

Below , daromus explains how school violence can affect children who commit ,
experience and witness it , as well as their parents .

1) Impact on children committing violence

Children who have been victims of violence or exposed to it in some eapacity sometimes
believe that becoming violence is the only way they'll ever be .

When they commit violence , they may experience a sense of satispaction when their
emotional need for strength or safety is satisfried . That's short - lived however , because they
start to fear punishment or retribution , which triggers anger that can sometimes lead to more
violence if they're scared of what might happen to them if they don't protect themselves .

2) Impact on children victimized by school violence

Victims of school violence may get physically injured and experience cuts , scrapes ,
briuses , brokenbnes , gunshot wounds , concussions physical disability or death .

Emotionally speakind the child might experience depression , anxiety , or rage . Their
academic performance may suffer because it can be hard to focus in school when all you can
think about is how to avoid being hurt again .

3) Impact on children who witness school violence

Children who witness school Violence may feel guilty about seeing it and being to afraid
to stop it . They may also feel threatened , and their brain may react in a similar way to a child
who has faced school violence .

Additionally , when children experience or witness trauma , their basie beliefs about life
and other people are ofter changed : they no longer believe that the world is safre , which can be
damating to their mental health .
 4) Impact on parents

Parents react to school violence in all kinds of ways. Some parents encourage their
children to bully athers,' believing that violence is strength . Some try to teach their children how
to act in olway that won't attract bullying or other violence but that never worksand it may teach
the child to blame themselves for being bulleid .

IV. Prenventing school violence

Daramus shares some steps that Can help prevent school violence .

_ Repart it to the school : Report any hint of violence behavior to school authorities . Tips can be
a huge help in frghting school violence . Many school allow students to report tipsanonymously .

_ Informadults : schildren who witness or experience violente should keep telling adults
( parents , teachers , and counselors ) until some one does something .

_ Reachout to people : Reachout to children or other people at the school who seem to be angry
or upset , or apprear frascinated with violence . Reach out to any child , whether bullied ,bullying
, or neither , who seems to have anxiety, depression or trouble managing emotions

Conclusion

School violence can be traumatic for every one involved , particularly children . It's
important to take steps to prevent it because children who witness or experience school
violence may suffer physical and mental health consequences that can persist well into
adulthood.

Sources

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Tropic : Violence among pupils

Main lines

Introduction

I. Types of sclool violence

II. Causes of school violence

III. Impact of school violence

1 Impact on children committing violence

2. Impact children victimized by school violence

3. Impact children who witness school violence

4. Impact on parents

IV. Preventing school violence

Conclusion