Author Question: Which is not a strategy that may reduce school violence? a. Increase student engagement b. Cut ... (Read 114 times)

moongchi · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

Which is not a strategy that may reduce school violence?

a. Increase student engagement
b. Cut back on extracurricular activities
c. Start prevention programs early
d. Offer mentoring programs

Question 2

Identify the problems, policies, and systems that feed the pipeline that takes kids from the cradle and leads them to prison according to the Children's Defense Fund. Which do you believe to be the most problematic? Explain.

What will be an ideal response?

zacnyjessica · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 13, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Lack of access to health and mental health care
Child abuse and neglect
Lack of quality childhood education
Failing schools
Zero tolerance school discipline policies
Unsupported community institutions
Neighborhoods saturated with drugs and violence
A culture that glorifies excessive consumption, violence, and triviality
Rampant racial and economic disparities in child- and youth-serving systems
Tougher sentencing guidelines
Too few positive alternatives to the streets after school and in the summer months
Too few positive role models and mentors in the home, community, social, and cultural life
Student views will vary