School Shootings final draft

School Shootings

Life is too precious to be gambling with just because you want to make yourself feel better at the moment. School shootings are something that can be prevented by something as little as a kind word or two. Our society is way too sensitive to be messing around with when it comes to school shootings.

You might think that bullying is fun when it is not happening to yourself, but when it turns tables it can be deadly. From 1999 to 2008, there has been a reported 260 deaths due to school shootings from shootings, fights, stabbings, suicides, and murders. On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, Eric Harris and Dylan Kelbold embarked on a shooting rampage that killed 12 students, a teacher, and wounded 23 others. This was the fourth deadliest school shooting on record. All of this could have been prevented with less bullying and more attention on their needs as teens. Teens just want to be accepted for who they are and to be loved. Eric and Dylan were probably not receiving any of these basic needs.
I think that public schools should be paying a lot more attention to students that are acting depressed and down on themselves all the time. They should set up a program that will help them cope with any problems that they have and it should also be confidential. The school districts should also watch for bullying problems which only fuel the raging fire of violence. The school is very capable of protecting their students from violence and bullying. We deserve the secure feeling everyday we walk into that school building.

Something you say to someone may seem minute at the time but it could grow to be something very big quickly. Do un to others as you want them to do un to you. Just remember what it felt like the first time you were outcaste, made fun of, or intimidated. You probably do not want to ever be in that situation again. Nothing good can possibly come out of making someone feel bad about themselves. When you bully somebody, you are only trying to make that person sink lower so that you can think higher about yourself. So watch what you say and do to others. It may come back to bite you.