Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on violence in public schools.

Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on violence in public schools. Even though bullying has decreased over the past two decades, physical school violence, especially shootings, has only increased over the years.

School violence is brought on by an array of causes and factors, such as bullying, mental and behavioral disorders, personal environments, and unsolvable differences between individuals or groups. School violence can involve individuals, groups, or even innocent passers-by who are unaware of anything taking place. Some acts of school violence often have to do with being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Bullying is not only an act of school violence but can also be a starting factor. Many schoolchildren deal with bullying, whether it be physical or verbal, and though some of them consult adults about these issues or otherwise ignore it, there are still those that are willing to fight back. Usually, when the other person does not try fighting back, the fighter gives up and walks off. When the victim begins to defend themselves, the exacerbate the incident. Furthermore, students that put up with bullying on a constant basis often begin to bully others to relieve frustration or because they see it as a solvent to their own problems.

Mental illnesses are another cause of school violence. Depression, conduct disorder, and antisocial disorders in students can cause them to display aggressive behavior, coupled with a lack of remorse and guilt. The two boys involved in the Columbine massacre had histories of depression, suicidal thoughts, aggression, and antisocial behavior. Violence is used as a coping mechanism, and when students are around their peers for so many hours in a day, those peers become easy targets.&nbsp.