chapter 13: preventing and responding to violence
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Chapter 13: Preventing and Responding to Violence. Elementary Classroom Management Yuliya Tsypenyuk ELE 301 Dr. Pan. How much violence is there?. 1992-2005 – crime in nation’s schools decreased from 50 incidents per 1,000 students to 24 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Elementary Classroom ManagementYuliya Tsypenyuk
ELE 301Dr. Pan
Chapter 13:Preventing and Responding to
Violence
1992-2005 – crime in nation’s schools decreased from 50 incidents per 1,000 students to 24
1993-2005 – percent of high school students who had been in a fight decreased
In 2005- 129,000 students 12-18 were victims of serious violent crimes at school and 74,000 were victims of theft
When asked to name the biggest problem that their school had to deal with, students from ages 13-17 mentioned violence, fighting, and school safety nearly twice as frequently as any other problem
How much violence is there?
Already mentioned in prior chaptersGetting to know your studentsEstablishing orderly classroomsCurbing peer harassment and bullyingWorking to meet students’ learning needs all
reduce the potential for violence
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Building supportive school communitiesEducators argue that violence prevention has to focus
on the creation of more humane environments in which students are known and feel supported.
Birthday boards, displaying every child’s work, “school beliefs” posted in each classroom
“School Families”The changing nature of families and economic
conditions that require both parents to work outside the home, many students spend more time in the company of peers than with adult family members. These peer relationships are not an adequate substitute for
adult attention, so it is critical that teachers develop and nurture caring relations with their students
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Be alert to signs of hateTake note if book reports, essays, drawings, or
journal entries convey messages of hate or violence.
Report these concerns to your principal, school counselor, or district’s affirmative action officer
Help students recognize hate symbols (ex: swastikas)
During Halloween, discourage costumes that involve negative stereotyping, promote hate, or display weapons
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Know the early warning signs of potential for violence
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Know the early warning signs of potential for violenceThe early warning signs are not an infallible predictor
that a child will commit a violent act towards self or others.
Potentially violent students typically exhibit multiple warning signs
Learn the proper reporting procedures in your school
Be observant in “unowned” spacesBe observant in hallways, cafeterias, stairwells, and
locker rooms- “unowned” spaces where violence is most likely to erupt
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Be attentive to whispers, rumors, and threatsTargeted Violence- incidents in which the attacker selects
a particular target prior to the violent attack
Findings from US Secret Service and Department of Education on school shootings:Incidents of targeted violence at school are rarely sudden or
impulsive. Typically, the attacker planned the attack in advanceIn most of the cases, other people knew about the attack
before it occurred. In over three-quarters of the cases, at least one person knew; in nearly two-thirds, more than one person knew.
Most attackers engaged in some behavior prior to the incident that caused others concern or indicated a need for help.
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Be attentive to whispers, rumors, and threatFindings show contradict the perception that
students just “snapped” or at loners who kept their plans to themselves
Many of the peers who knew didn’t report it because they didn’t feel comfortable doing so in the school climate or didn’t believe the threat would be carried out
Teachers need to be attentive to whispers about such threats
Strategies for Preventing Violence
De-escalate potentially explosive situationsThese situations usually begin benignly,
but when a student is angry and not in the proper state of mind, the student may act defiantlyTeachers often contribute to the escalation by
becoming angry and impatient
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Strategies for Preventing Violence
Even though your first instinct might be to shout, teachers need to remain calm and in control. This way, you can lower the level of emotion in the classroom and prevent the situation from escalating. Ask the students to lower their hands and send them to opposite areas of the room.
Have an adult accompany the students to the principal or counselor – never sent angry, aggressive students to the office alone.
Responding to Violence
Speak privately and quietly to the students. Do not rebuke or threaten punishment – acknowledge anger and show willingness to listen Resist temptation to act normally – Speak slowly and
softly to minimize threat and keep your hands by your sides.
If student’s aggression escalates, move away unless you are trained in physical restraint techniques. Even then, do not use those techniques unless there are no other options
Responding to Violence
Once violent students are out of the room, determine how the other students in the room are feeling and decide what to do next. It is important to allow the other students to express their feelings
When the child returns from principal or other disciplinarian, give them a chance to reestablish a positive relationship.
Responding to Violence
Creating safer schools and schools that feel safer requires a collaborative effort to reach out to students and build a climate of tolerance and community.
Responding to Violence
What would you do?