Blog 3

The Effect of Crime in Schools

            Crimes in schools have become abundant throughout the last decade. They have increased due to lack of education of children, lack of security on campus, lack of parents ability to keep weapons out of their children’s’ hand, and lastly the state of mind children are in when making decisions that they shouldn’t. In my opinion, I feel that most of all of the crime that takes place on campus across the country is mainly to blame on the parents not educating children or not being a positive influence in their life.

          When it comes to the higher level of education such as college, you would think that after you pay the outrageous tuition and uncalled for fees that security would be taken much more serious than it actually is. Just as writer for New York Times, Paul Sullivan, says in his article Preparing Children to be Safe at College, “just because you are paying tens, if not thousands, of hundreds of dollars for your child’s education does not mean that the university is a safe place.” Not only do colleges need to spend more time and money on making sure the students are safe on campus, but so do all schools in general. Going to school is a privilege, we as Americans, have and that being said, schools should be in a safe environment so that students can learn without being worried about what might happen while they are attending class.

          Some students get made fun of every day when presence in school. School is supposed to be a place they are comfortable going. When children, especially teenager get made fun of, it really takes a toile on their self-confidence. Getting picked on constantly can make them do things they wouldn’t if they didn’t always feel so insecure. The new epidemic is taking place on the internet. There have been numerous deaths due to cyber bullying throughout the entire world. A survey took place at Iowa State University that over 5,000 college students, faculty members, and staff members took place in. One in four of all who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered said that they had reported harassment through the internet bullying them about their sexuality.

          As parents, making sure that you keep all weapons out of reach of all children’s hands would make a huge impact on the amount of crime that transpires at schools. Parents should be responsible enough to do that. When it comes to crime at schools I personally blame the parents. Four years ago, and four days into my freshmen year in high school a graduated student came on our campus and open fired. No one was seriously hurt, but it was a miracle. He shot and killed his father before coming to our school. One on the guns he used was his fathers that were not put away.  At Seton Hall University, a young man was shot and killed at an off campus fraternity party. Even though this incident took place off campus, it still could have been prevented.

          In conclusion, security on campus at school must be taken more serious. At my high school the graduated that opened fired drove right through the security gate and was never stopped. And since then, nothing has been done to inhibit other unknown, unauthorized people on campus. The school board should invest more to prevent crime on campus. Parents are paying taxes or tuitions so something should happen. There should be more education on bullying and how it can affect someone. And lastly, parents should take more responsibility on keeping weapons put away and out of reach of their children hands. If these three things were changed I personally think it would have an enormous influence on crime on campus.

Works Cited

“At Seton Hall, Grieving for Student Killed at Party.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 26 Sep.  2010. Web. 2 Oct. 2010.

“Bullying, Suicide, Punishment.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 2 Oct. 2010. Web. 2 Oct.      2010.

“N.C. shooting suspect obsessed with Columbine.” USA Today. USA Today, 31 Aug. 2006. Web. 2 Oct    2010.

“Preparing Children to Be Safe at College.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Sep. 2010.  Web. 2 Oct. 2010.