Parents on Violence in Schools
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| === Parents on Violence in Schools === | === Parents on Violence in Schools === |
| As stated previously weapon violence is when a school employee or student brings a weapon to the grounds, such as guns, knives, and other tools of violence. Guns specifically have been a huge concern for many parents, as around 338,000 students in the US have experienced gun violence in schools since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=17 Facts About Gun Violence And School Shootings |url=https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745C_tKPATjMv8DnwKF96ovwhH4hGXZmw1goeF_9ag5lNTyRSM914ZcUaArKcEALw_wcB17 Facts About Gun Violence And School Shootings |website=SandyHook Promise |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>. This statistic has many parents concerned and according to the Pew Research Center 93% of parents are at least partially concerned for their child's safety at their school<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hurst |first1=Kiley |title=About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-r...gun-related-lockdown-in-the-last-school-year/ |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>. Figure 1 shows this statistic and the extreme worry 19% of parents experience when sending their children to school<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hurst |first1=Kiley |title=About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-r...gun-related-lockdown-in-the-last-school-year/ |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>. This can be broken down by looking at different demographics and how this can change the factor of worry for parents. For example, Lower income parents are much more concerned for their children's safety from gun violence in schools compared to high-income parents. The difference in concern is also seen across different ethnicities, with Black and Hispanic parents being much more concerned compared to White and Asian parents<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hurst |first1=Kiley |title=About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-r...gun-related-lockdown-in-the-last-school-year/ |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>. This result is demonstrated in Figure 2 as you can see, different demographics do heavily influence gun violence worry among parents. As demonstrated in Figures 1 and 2, parents are worried about gun violence, most specifically in schools, due to its large increase in the last few years. Violence in schools can't be overlooked because of parents' genuine concern for their children to be sent to government-required schooling. | As stated previously weapon violence is when a school employee or student brings a weapon to the grounds, such as guns, knives, and other tools of violence. Guns specifically have been a huge concern for many parents, as around 338,000 students in the US have experienced gun violence in schools since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=17 Facts About Gun Violence And School Shootings url=https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/ga...4hGXZmw1goeF_9ag5lNTyRSM914ZcUaArKcEALw_wcB17 Facts About Gun Violence And School Shootings |website=SandyHook Promise |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>. This statistic has many parents concerned and according to the Pew Research Center 93% of parents are at least partially concerned for their child's safety at their school. Figure 1 shows this statistic and the extreme worry 19% of parents experience when sending their children to school. This can be broken down by looking at different demographics and how this can change the factor of worry for parents. For example, Lower income parents are much more concerned for their children's safety from gun violence in schools compared to high-income parents. The difference in concern is also seen across different ethnicities, with Black and Hispanic parents being much more concerned compared to White and Asian parents. This result is demonstrated in Figure 2 as you can see, different demographics do heavily influence gun violence worry among parents. As demonstrated in Figures 1 and 2, parents are worried about gun violence, most specifically in schools, due to its large increase in the last few years. Violence in schools can't be overlooked because of parents' genuine concern for their children to be sent to government-required schooling. |
| === Teachers on Violence in Schools=== | === Teachers on Violence in Schools=== |
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