School Violence Becoming Too Common

Is the media attention on violence in schools leading kids to act? It seems like the more and more media focuses on school shootings and violence, the more it occurs. For example, after two students and a teacher were victims of a school shooting by a 12 year old boy on Monday, the following day on Tuesday a 24 year old teacher was murdered with a box cutter by a 14 year old student. He allegedly killed her in the bathroom, took her body out of the school in a recycling bin, disposed of her in the woods, and then changed his clothes. The day following this on Wednesday, an 11 year old was arrested and faces charges for attempted murder because he brought 400 rounds of ammunition, multiple knives, and a hand gun to his middle school.  Yes, people should be aware of what is going on, but is the constant talk about it making it justifiable in troubled kid’s minds to act? Are schools even considered safe places anymore? It isn’t surprising to hear about the murder of teachers and students at school anymore. It is seemingly becoming a “trend”. Teachers and students have a reason to be nervous while going to school. Who knows what could happen. Kids do not know how to deal with the issues they are facing and think that these acts of school violence will somehow solve their problems. Should teachers be able to have guns with them? Should schools have more security? But even then, is a child is that set on harming people, he/she will stop at nothing and are very dangerous. Bishop Dan Edward states, “all of us are personally affected when violence erupts in a school, which of all places should be safe for children, a place to learn and grow." Overall, school shootings are becoming so horribly common, but is there really any way to stop this kind of this from happening?