Causes of school violence

 Causes of school violence

School violence is defined as any aggression or any violent practice, whether verbal or physical, against any person within the school system or on its property, which negatively affects the general environment of the school as a result of the spread of fear among students.  students, and insecurity within them, in addition to hindering the role of schools and preventing them from fulfilling their Primary function as a place of socialization and learning in an insecure environment that surrounds students.  It should be noted that it is possible to prevent school violence by addressing the main factors that led to its occurrence and spread; Focusing on the importance of the role of parents, administrators, teachers, and students in preventing violence within the school environment, and working to significantly improve their environment, with respect to the causes of violence, the following are a set of reasons that explain this.  , which are the following:

   Family reasons

 The home environment contributes mainly to the occurrence of school violence among students, since the child may be exposed to a variety of circumstances within the home, which may affect his behavior and personality, and increase the percentage of his practice of violence among students.  their schoolmates, including family violence, sexual and physical abuse, and addiction. One or both parents are addicted to alcohol, so this type of practice can be reflected in the child's behavior within the community, especially within the school.

   Social reasons

 The community is one of the causes of school violence. School-age children may become increasingly aggressive, due to their extensive exposure to social violence during the elementary school years. It has been found that societies in which the rate of drug abuse and crime is high, are more likely to engage in violent behavior within the school environment, teachers should also do so, and among the factors that increase violence in schools , poverty and high population density.  , in addition to the fact that gangs and their spread contribute to creating dangerous school environments, due to the transmission of their violent behavior from neighborhoods to schools. 

   Health reasons

Studies have shown that some of the health causes that lead to school violence occur during early development, including: brain damage that can result from lack of oxygen during childbirth and addiction to drugs, alcohol or smoking, which in turn affects both the brain and the development of the body, this leads to the person becoming nervous, as well as head injuries, which can change the way the brain responds to certain situations, leading to to the appearance of some types of violence in the future. 

  behavior reasons

 Behavioral causes of school violence are often related to personal problems, including shyness that prevents teens from mixing with their peers, as well as social anxiety.  What generates violence, anxiety about the future and stress related to not feeling loved in the home of his relatives, and the worst thing is that he takes medication and antidepressants, which in turn affect his mental state.

    Other causes of school violence

There are several reasons that lead to school violence, and they are as follows:

  Lack of Effective Disciplinary Systems in Schools: In many schools the focus is on stopping violence between students as soon as it actually occurs instead of taking a set of initial actions that contribute to definitively reducing conflict between students from the beginning. . 

   Violent media: Violent video games and television shows have a great impact on children and adolescents, since children imitate the characters they see, which leads them to learn and practice violent behavior in schools, and worsens if the government allows people to have guns. in their homes.  Teens may bring weapons and sharp objects from their parents' homes to school to intimidate each other.

   Winning the Opposite Sex: Students may engage in violent behavior towards each other to win the admiration of the opposite sex or their peers in the same class.