Sociology

School violence has been a related high risk culture that rocks most schools all over the world. Scholars, educators and learners have given their research on factors like bullying, teasing, social discrimination, violent video films, access to firearms and stigmatization as the main reasons for school shootings .School shooting have taken an increasing toll among children, adolescents and teens who are the major victims of shootouts on school campuses. Most of these shoot outs are committed by boys. Consequently, this has slowed down learning and developments in these institutions facilitating the need to curb the vice (Kimmel  Mahler 200397).

Mythically, it has been generally assumed that school shooters are influenced to engage in the vice due to certain characteristics common in their upbringing such as childhood abuse, absentee fatherhood, unstable family environment and violence at home. As much as this may be true, it is not always the case. Some of the school shooters have been known to have very good upbringing coming from stable and religious homes. In most of the cases, close friends and family are often caught unawares when a student of very good behavior commits the vice (Kimmel  Mahler 200398).

 Girls in their adolescence are usually stigmatized when perceived to be sluts by their peers. It most cases, when young adolescent girls come from abusive and one-parent homes, they are likely to portray poor sexual behavior. This may be because of the psychological trauma associated with their earlier experience or the lack of proper role models to guide them (Dunn 2010228). If such girls are socially rejected by their peers or perceived as sluts, then it may likely make them a threat in the school, as they can be tempted to engage in these shootouts.

Shooting on campuses as observed has shown that there is need to implement programs that will help curb and control the vice. Necessary action should be taken to ensure the safety of every student and staff serving in the campus. It is important to promote the rights, welfare, education, and health of both children and youth in learning institutions (Murphy  Alice 197649).