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tj444 -> RE: Anotther school shooting. (12/20/2013 4:28:15 PM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
looking for a specific teacher whose name the gunman called out.
so according to this & the referenced articles/studies.. the schools are doing the wrong things.. If schools did the things detailed in this article/studies it would make schools better for all students in general, not just the few that could become potential shooters..
"The problem, the researchers say, is that the nation hasn't paid attention to actual research about how school shootings unfold.
School shooters don't "snap" or "go crazy." They have serious grievances, and they plan their attacks. Many felt bullied, persecuted, or injured by others. They engaged in behaviors that caused other students and adults to think they needed help. They showed difficulty coping with significant losses or personal failures. They told others about their plan. And they had access to weapons.
These patterns point to a different set of preventive measures. Instead of trying to put metal detectors at every door, which do little more than ensure that the operator of the metal detector gets shot first, schools need to do the more difficult work of creating schools where bullying is not allowed, where grievances are dealt with quickly, where students feel safe speaking up about a student they're concerned about, where students feeling suicidal have someone to talk with. And at home, guns need to be under lock and key.
Paying attention to the evidence- A landmark study in 2002 by the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education, examining the facts of 37 school shootings, identified patterns contradicting the public perception of a loner who "just snapped":
•Incidents of targeted violence at school are rarely sudden, impulsive acts.
•Many attackers felt bullied, persecuted, or injured by others prior to the attack.
•Most attackers engaged in some behavior, prior to the incident, that caused concern or indicated a need for help.
•Most attackers were known to have difficulty coping with significant losses or personal failures. Many had considered or attempted suicide.
•Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly prior to advancing the attack.
•There is no accurate or useful "profile" of students who engage in targeted school violence. Some come from good homes, some from bad. Some have good grades, some bad.
•Most attackers had access to and had used weapons prior to the attack.
•Prior to most incidents, other people knew about the attacker’s idea or plan, and often other students were involved.
What steps should schools take?
The researchers urged that schools take the following steps:
•Assess the school’s emotional climate.
•Emphasize the importance of listening in schools.
•Adopt a strong, but caring stance against the code of silence.
•Prevent, and intervene in, cases of bullying.
•Involve all members of the school community in planning, creating and sustaining a school culture of safety and respect.
•Develop trusting relationships between each student and at least one adult at school.
•Create mechanisms for developing and sustaining safe school climates.
The researchers acknowledge that these steps are not a cure-all and will not prevent every incident. The Newtown shooter, for example, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, wasn't like the rest. He was an adult, rather than a current student at the school he attacked. But these preventive measures fit most of the cases."
http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/10/21851427-newtown-anniversary-us-schools-keep-trying-wrong-fixes-to-deter-school-shootings-experts-say?lite
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