The school must also ensure that there is a reasonable amount of care and skill among students in carrying out functions that the school leaves others to carry out. ... Teachers and school authorities always have that duty of care to protect any child or student from being injured and falling victim to bullying or abuse, which is a common problem in schools of today. ... While this is the circumstance for most issues surrounding negligence, it is in fact not the same case with school authorities who can be found liable even if there aren't any issues of negligence reported towards teacher...

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As with preschoolers, school-age children exposed to domestic violence are more prone to show an increase in sleep disturbances, and less likely to investigate and play freely and to show motivation to control their environment (Katz 157). Other studies have reported that school-age children, age 6-12, who are exposed to family violence, are affected similarly to those exposed to community violence (Houskamp 364). ... The general performance such as attitudes, social skill, and school performance are often affected negatively. ... In addition, school-age children are likely to understand more ...

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We argue for an alternative base for action, one that can be followed. ... I will break it down into examples of corporal punishment considered as Child abuse (in the home and in schools), the dangers and results of harsh corporal punishment, and alternatives to corporal punishments. In some third world countries like Afghanistan and Africa, school officials use corporal punishment to gain classroom discipline and to punish children for poor performance, tardiness etc.. ... Sometimes what can be even worse, normally in third world countries, once the parent finds out that the child was in ...

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Make an appointment to visit with the child, maybe at hospital or school. To begin, offer a little small talk about his or her favorite games, subjects in school, and foods (building a rapport and initiating engagement). ... The process of treatment and intervention may be presented in three phases: an initial acknowledgement of the problem, improving parental competence and sensitivity to their child's needs and finally, a resolution phase, either in the direction of alternative care or, if possible within the family. ... An intervention can take many forms, including dealing with the in...

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In cases where children do not respond to alternative forms of punishment because of defiance of authority, a swat may encourage the child to listen and respect the parent. ... An author of the book The War Against the Family, William Gairdner, asks the question "are we going to depend on the authority of parents or are we going to depend more and more on uniformed policemen in our schools" (Woodard 35). ... A pole done by National Family Violence survey shows a 10% decrease of spanking in the United States since 1950 yet the amount of juvenile violence in school is on the rise (Larzelere 38...

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(Wikipedia) "Institutional Abuse or Neglect is that which occurs in any facility for children, including, but not limited to, group homes, residential or public or private schools, hospitals, detention and treatment facilities, family foster care homes, group day care centers and family day care homes.... Out of those children physically abused in family situations, 88.6% were physically abused by parents. 5. 65% of school going children reported facing corporal punishment i.e. two out of three children were victims of corporal punishment. 6. 62% of the corporal punishment was in Govermen...

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Don grabbed her by the hair and jerked her out of bed. By this time his verbal accusations had moved from her behavior at the party to the incompetence as a wife and mother. Although Molly knew this was going to get bad, she had neither the energy nor the ability to resist physically or get away. Wh...

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"Sexual Violence- While the crimes of "rape- and "incest- have been on the statute books for hundreds of years, it was not until the 1970s that "sexual violence- was more fully explored and developed as a concept. Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual intercourse without consent) was a crime committed by men against women, not only in dark back-alleys but in homes, workplaces, and in the context of intimate and family relationships (see Brownmiller 1975). Feminism responsible for debunking some of the myths about rape • women "ask for it...

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The new government was left with subsequent debts from the previous regime, huge unemployment rates, non-existent social welfare support, high level of domestic violence, low levels of education and high drop out rates at schools. ... They are also pushing for more information and awareness programs within schools and perhaps for children on the street to educate them on the issue. ...

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The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study Executive Summary Introduction and Background America's burgeoning elder population has affected every segment of the social, political, and economic landscape. Public debate of the issues surrounding the special needs of the approximately 44 million persons in this country age 60 years and over has heightened national awareness and concern. As a result, public policies relating to issues such as retirement security, affordable long-term care, and quality of life are changing to meet the unique needs of the aging population. Yet, as the pu...

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