McGraw-Hill Health 2005

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Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Health Grade 7
Grade 7
e-Journal

Health Online

Reducing School Violence

Step 1. Questions

Schools should be safe places for students to learn and for teachers to teach. Violence has no place in schools. How can you help prevent school violence?

For this e-Journal project, you will research and report on the problem of school violence and ways to prevent it. Here are some questions to guide your research.
  • What steps are schools and communities taking to reduce violence in schools?
  • What do experts say are the causes of school violence?
  • Is violence a potential problem for any school, including urban, suburban, and rural schools?
  • How can students at your school prevent or reduce school violence?
As you visit the Web sites listed in Step 2, take notes in the note-taking boxes. You may also use search engines to find other Web sites to visit, or research the topic of school violence at the library. You may also want to interview the principal of your school, or a school counselor, administrator, or teacher.

When you are ready, follow Steps 3 and 4 to write your report.


Step 2. Research

Research answers for the questions you were asked in Step 1. Visit these Web sites. Take notes about them on this page, too!

School Violence Prevention
Read this informative article from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Then click "About the Program" to read about the steps the government has taken to stop school violence.
Take Notes:



Center for the Prevention of School Violence
Click "Enter" to begin exploring this huge Web site, which comes from Raleigh, North Carolina. In the "Student Involvement" section, see how some students are trying to stop violence at their school. Check out the links in the CPSV Resource Room or at the Library.
Take Notes:



Online News Hour Extra: School Violence
PBS presents this Web site on school violence. Read transcripts of discussions between President Clinton and students in Virginia. Then read the opinions of teachers, law enforcement officials, and others.
Take Notes:



Go to Step 3 or Save My Notes


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