Throughout history, school violence has been a problem everywhere. It is human nature to be violent and repressive towards weaker peers. Some examples of school violence are bullying, mass killings, and psychological problems that go unnoticed or ignored by staff and doctors. Although many problems still exist today, there are many organizations helping to end or prevent school violence. School violence may never be eradicated, but it is our duty to find out its origins, effects, causes, how people try to solve the problem, and how the problem is decreasing or increasing. School violence is a difficult subject to understand, which is why it is difficult to prevent. Some say the cause of school violence is access to guns. For example, during the 1980s and early 1990s, gun violence increased as more adolescents had access to firearms (CRF). Studies show that 75% of deaths in schools are caused by firearms (CRF). A school interview showed that 28% of students handled a firearm without parental supervision (CRF). Because many legal gun dealers do not conduct background checks on their customers and students have easy access to these guns, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that would "streamline the tracking system criminals, mentally ill people and students under the age of 18.” » (CRF). Although many say school violence is a result of access to guns, others say school violence is a product of the media and poor parenting. In 1963, professors A. Badura, D. Ross and SA Ross collected 100 preschool children and divided them into four groups. Groups 1, 2 and 3 were all exposed to different types of violence. group 1 was exposed to a live man insulting and beating a doll. Group 2 was exposed to middle of paper......the height of school violence and learned from the past with events like the Columbine massacre. To help prevent the problem of school violence, parents should stay away from violent shows and keep weapons like guns and knives well hidden. Schools need more victim rehabilitation to stop any future acts of violence. In conclusion, all schools in the United States should follow all safety procedures and stop acts of school violence before they occur. Work cited by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “Understanding violence at school. » CDC.gov. CDC. 2012.February 20, 2014Constitutional Rights Foundation, “Causes of school violence”. crf-usa.org. Constitutional Rights FoundationJennifer Rosenbery. “Columbine Massacre”. About.com. N / A. February 20, 2014Ballard M. “The effect of bullying at school among school-aged youth. » txssc.txstate.edu. 2013.February 20, 2014