School Violence

Ivy Tech Community College

Joshua S. Turner

InTASC Standard
Standard #3 - Learning Environments
The teacher candidate works with others to create environments that
support individual and collaborative learning, and that encourage positive
social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self motivation.

Name of Artifact: School Violence Power Point

Date: 4/20/2015
Course: Education 101 Ivy Tech Community College
Brief Description: A short Power Point presentation on some possible causes of school
violence and some possible solutions to reducing school violence.
Rationale:
This coursework fits the third standard of InTASC. By developing an in-depth knowledge
of a subject within a small time-window and presenting this information with a logical
and educational argument to my classmates it can encourage collaborative learning and

Overview
What is violence?

What is considered School Violence?

Why is violence within schools an issue?

School Violent Deaths

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

63

47
44
41

33

32

21

21
17

17

9
3
S t ud. / S t af f / N o n-S t ud.

5 -1 8 y / o Ho mic i de s

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5 -1 8 y / o S ui c i de s

CDC School-Associated Violent Death Study. (2014, January 27).

Trail to Violence
Lack of Sleep
Absence of Adult Males
Fear
Discrimination

Lack of Sleep
Students with insufficient sleep had higher odds of engaging in the majority of school
violence...

Males with insufficient sleep were at increased risk of weapon carrying at school

Hildenbrand, A. K., Daly, B. P., Nicholls, E., Brooks-Holliday, S., & Kloss, J. D. (2013).

Lack of Sleep (cont.)

12

10

0
Fought at School

Threatened Injured

Missed School

Carried Weapon

Hildenbrand, A. K., Daly, B. P., Nicholls, E., Brooks-Holliday, S., & Kloss, J. D. (2013).

Lack of Adult Male Presence

Role Models
Physical and Financial Stability
Social Support
Kruger, D. J., Aiyer, S. M., Caldwell, C. H., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2014).

Fear
Global Events
(e.g., trauma, disasters, war, diseases.)
Television and Media Exposure
Societal Changes
(familial situations, abuse, sexual activity.)
Burnham, J. J. (2009).

Discrimination
Religion
Ethnicity and/or Culture
Sexual Orientation
Socioeconomic Status
Koch (2014)

How can we end school violence?

Where does our societal

problem of violence originate?

We can reduce school violence!

Educate on the importance of sleep.
Provide positive role models.
Mitigate fear.
Foster an accepting school community.

References:
CDC School-Associated Violent Death Study. (2014, January 27). Retrieved April 12, 2015, from
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/savd.html
Burnham, J. J. (2009). Contemporary Fears of Children and Adolescents: Coping and Resiliency in
the 21st Century. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 87(1), 28-35.
Hildenbrand, A. K., Daly, B. P., Nicholls, E., Brooks-Holliday, S., & Kloss, J. D. (2013). Increased Risk
for School Violence-Related Behaviors among Adolescents with Insufficient Sleep. Journal Of School
Health, 83(6), 408-414.
Koch, J. (2014) TEACH
Kruger, D. J., Aiyer, S. M., Caldwell, C. H., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2014). LOCAL SCARCITY OF
ADULT MEN PREDICTS YOUTH ASSAULT RATES. Journal Of Community Psychology, 42(1), 119125. doi:10.1002/jcop.21597