School violence is unacceptable, yet it happens on campuses every day. Prevention is the key to reducing incidents and managing behaviors before they escalate. Intervention strategies are crucial to keeping students, faculty, and visitors safe in moments of crisis.

Awareness, knowledge, and practice can greatly reduce the threat of violence in schools. Please download the following helpful article:

School Violence: Perception and Reality

by Peter Joong and Olive Ridler

Emmet Fralick, 14, of Halifax, shot himself at home in April 2002. He left a suicide note saying he was tormented by bullies at school.

In November 2000, Dawn-Marie Wesley, 14, of Mission, B.C., hanged herself. She left a note naming three girls at her school she said were “killing her” because of their bullying.

High-profile cases like these have made the public aware of the horrific consequences of bullying and school violence and have left educators wondering whether our schools are safe places for students and staff alike.

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