Viewpoints on school violence "Is violence out of our hands" Flack jackets, riot helmets and gas masks everything your child will need to go back to school this year. ... Metaska Executive director, NRA(national rifle association) institute for legislative action; chair, NRA Political Victory Fund says that instead of restricting guns from children, educate children about the laws for guns and children. ... Bang, bang I was on my school bus arriving at school when I heard this sound, "big deal" I thought someone threw another firecracker on the bus. ... Maybe making the entran...

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They assure citizens the right to reasonable bail, the right to due process of law, and the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. ... An even more serious offense is committed when an individual or group causes disruption in schools or school activities and when they enter into or remain inside any school building or classroom without proper procedures being followed (Chapter 10.08 Offenses Against Public Order). ... Rights, responsibilities, and respect programs start with workshops that involve teams of teachers, administrators, parents, school board members...

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Under the Gun No type of gun violence has generated public alarm in recent years like shootings in schools. Over the past eight years, 206 students have lost their lives because of school-related gun violence. These recent school shootings have raised new questions about gun control:  How do we keep guns away from young people? ... A recent FI study of 41 school shooters in 37 incidents found that in 89% of the cases, guns were taken from the child's home. ... These laws would not infringe on anyone's 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. ...

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This tells us that we need stricter gun control policies by law and in the home. The government needs to make stricter laws about buying and selling guns. ... Recent suburban and rural school shootings are atypical. ... The more services a school offers the higher success rate. ... If children realize the benefit of police, they will probably be more respectful of them and laws in the future. ...

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As a result of the many school shootings that have taken place in the last few years, there has been a huge push for stricter gun control laws. ... Lott Jr., from the Chicago School of Law, these regulations only apply to gun dealers. ... All of the school shootings have really opened people's eyes to the need for gun control laws. If people can't feel safe in school or in the workplace, then there is a serious problem. ... Decreasing children's exposure to guns would obviously have a positive effect on the safety of schools. ...

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In his book he wrote "LAW 1. ... However education in today's world varies from school to school, this is because the criterion is different and teachers are different. ... This can be seen in the third law of Robert Owens book "LAW 3. ... This can be seen in law number four in Robert Owens book "LAW 4. ... "LAW 6. ...

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The laws concerning our children's future are getting stricter and stricter by the day. We even have this whole new period of schooling called middle school. ... Frankly our schools just don't have enough money to operate adequately. ... We the people need to support our schools. ... I believe the government needs to get out there and set up some laws to help the small business man. ...

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The young adults of America considered this law a second prohibition. ... Because this law was viewed as a revival of prohibition, it was not widely accepted by the public, and some states were hesitant to pass the new law. ... This type of record can cause a problem in the future when looking for a job, applying for a professional license, or seeking admission to graduate school. ... One of the main reasons that the age should not be changed back to eighteen is that many eighteen-year-olds are still in high school and can distribute what they purchase to younger peers. More than 1/3 of high s...

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There are no universal principles by which justice or injustice can be defined other than the way in which the government has made its laws. ... In this view, the idea that there is some sort of universal ideal or natural law is often just an argument by those who do not like the laws of the government in power. The opposing view argues that there is a natural ideal of justice that law aspires to that can be used as a criteria to measure whether laws are just or not. This school of thought is traditionally described as people who support the concept of natural law or natural justice. ...

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Many laws have since been passed on the right to bear arms. ... There is a need for gun laws. ... Some gun control laws may save lives. ... In fact yes, officials found bombs planted around the school. ... The laws that exist on the books now need to be strongly enforced. ...

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It was simple almost to say a bill or law is passed, but does that mean people will follow it? ... Another problem was the failure to enforce the laws under the Articles of Confederation. ... Without taxation there wouldn't be money to pay for schools and teachers, roads, law enforcement, and other such things. ... Lastly, without the enforcement of the laws, our rights would be violated left and right. ... They were too weak because there was a lacking executive branch, no ways to enforce laws, regulate trade, or collect taxes, and no judicial branch to uphold the laws. ...

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The government has the ability to enforce more laws so they can reduce the number of guns on the streets. ... The government needs to make laws against these types of incidents. Guns are everywhere and about anyone can get one, including thirteen and fourteen year old kids, which is evident from the Columbine shooting and the recent school shooting in San Diego (Zimring 96-101). The government has to ability to set strict laws so why are they not doing anything. ... The government is beginning to show stricter laws. ...

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I felt that since I am still in school that I had the right to write a paper on drugs. ... The real problems are not from drugs, but from the anti drugs laws and prevention efforts. ... A quarter of high school seniors continue to use illegal drugs, and after watching the ads, a 13 years old girl started smoking pot. ... The facts are that drugs are easily accessible to high school students and before graduating over half will choose to experiment. ... In making narcotics more valuable than gold, there will be more corruption in society and law agencies. ...

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Shakespeare Shortly after eleven o"clock on April 20th, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, two outcast students walked in through the cafeteria door carrying with them shotguns, rifles, and pipe bombs. ... The constitution is the basic set of rules for all laws for the whole United States. ... ("What Must Be Done." 1999) In the new NEWSWEEK poll, 63% of Americans say it is very or somewhat likely that a shooting incident could happen at their local schools. ... ("What Must Be Done." 1999) Some people are concerned that because a federal law would supercede ...

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Although there have been laws enacted, many people ignore them. Children in India are required by law to be in school until age 14. ... Unfortunately this law has done very little and many governments fail to enforce child labor laws. ... The early life of a child is supposed to be going to school to receive an education so they can succeed later in life. ... They should be learning in school and outside playing in the fresh air with their friends. ...

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Terry Nichols was found guilty of federal crimes of conspiracy and manslaughter, the state of Oklahoma tried to charge him with state murder charges but was hindered by the double jeopardy laws. ... "From this perspective law, law enforcement agencies, and government itself are instruments of the ruling class to maintain advantageous positions in society and to control those who pose a threat to that position." ... This was proven at 10:00pm on September 6th, 1998 when federal agents in thirty-one American cities working in conjunction with law enforcement agencies from eleven different countr...

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If students fail to make improvement after two years, technical assistant will be sent to that school. And after five years if there is no major show of improvement the school will be shut down until new management and staff are brought in. ... An example of influence is that for once all 50 States have submitted plans to monitor all student performance through their school career. ... The government passed the No Child Left Behind program into a law, yet, President Bush would like to cut more money out of the educational budget until the time is right to get this program started. ... Th...

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When the fact of the matter is that unschoolers do the equivalent if not more school work than traditional schools. ... Certain states have brought about laws to regulate the amount of freedom that unschool students and their parents have. ... Each parent who choices to home school should review the laws in their state. ... High schools have begun to allow unschoolers to participate in athletics and attend school dances. ... Each child who chooses to home school becomes a dollar sign to the public school system. ...

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With changing laws and changing views on life by society, a "family" today could be considered just about any combination of things. ... Divorce rates have gone up 600% since the "no fault divorce" law in Canada was passed 30 years ago. ... The change in discipline is most noticeable today in schools. ... Also with the changing view of society on in-home discipline, and because of new laws, spanking seems like almost an ancient thing. ... Two months ago, Ontario passed a law allowing gay couples to be married. ...

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Another example given is that of a male teacher who did not receive his promotions due to the same law. In both situations the quota requirement that affirmative action laws made for the work field, the woman was chosen. ... They feel that this law is unfair, taking away more gifts that I can give to myself or my family. ... This law sets quotas that puts a race above the other. ... Schools that must allow certain students to enroll though their grades may no be as high as others. ...

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In addition, the law allows eighteen year olds to purchase lottery tickets. ... Engage in it regardless of the law. ... If the drinking age was lowered, maybe a senior in high school should be permitted to take a course that offers an outline of how to be responsible when choosing to use alcohol. ... They feel that the law keeps eighteen to twenty year olds away from alcohol. ... This proves that no matter what the law implies, an eighteen year old will drink. ...

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"I have no intention of removing the monument of the Ten Commandments, the moral foundation of our law," Moore said. ... (Matthew 22.21) Both "laws" are explaining that state and religion (God) should be respected separately not that one should be disregarded for the other. ... Creation cannot be taught in the schools, voluntary praying and scripture reading in the schools have been removed, and there is also a fight underway to remove "under God" from our Pledge of Allegiance. ... There are laws preventing the discrimination of all of these, but I'm not sure that in reality it is pr...

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"I have no intention of removing the monument of the Ten Commandments, the moral foundation of our law," Moore said. ... (Matthew 22.21) Both "laws" are explaining that state and religion (God) should be respected separately not that one should be disregarded for the other. ... Creation cannot be taught in the schools, voluntary praying and scripture reading in the schools have been removed, and there is also a fight underway to remove "under God" from our Pledge of Allegiance. ... There are laws preventing the discrimination of all of these, but I'm not sure that in reality it is pr...

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Therefore there could be no unions because it would be against the law because the business are controlling the country. ... The Education Act of 1870 set up elementary schools financed in part by the government. ... The first effective law, the Factory Act of 1833, forbade the employment of children under the age of 9 and limited to 12 hours the workday of persons between the ages of 13 and 18. ... Legislation passed in the decade after 1840 included a law regulating employment in the mines, the Factory Act, and the first Public Health Act. ...

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They have to worry about peer pressure, parents, school, and what is really the right decision. ... To reduce accessibility to minors, congress should pass, or support Mandatory 21, Keg registration, Stricter DWI laws, Limit alcohol advertisements, raise the price of alcohol, and enforce our existing laws. ... The estimated number of lives saved by enforcing the drinking age laws between 1985 and 1993 is about 8,438. ... According to Kathy Whitehead in her article "Stricter DWI Laws", Automatic license revocation appears to be the most effective measure to reduce drunk driving. ... Li...

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