What is School violence?
[[File:Notfallpsychologen.JPG|thumb|A training session for [[Emergency psychologist|emergency psychologists]], in Germany. ]] '''School violence''' is the name for [[violence]] that occurs in [[school]]s. It includes violence of [[pupil]]s against other pupils, violence of pupils against school staff and teachers, and violence of teachers against pupils. [[School bullying|Bullying]] (also called [[mobbing]]) is a big issue at schools. The most extreme cases of violence at schools are [[school shooting]]s and people running amok ([[suicide|killing themselves]] and sometimes others), because they can no longer cope with the situation. Violence of teachers and school staff against pupils usually takes the form of [[corporal punishment]]. There are different [[risk factor]]s: *Different [[parenting style]]s: At home, the children may often be confronted with violence; or the parents may try to [[Helicopter parent|protect them too much]]. *In school, there may be a high pressure on the pupils to adapt their behaviour. The cost of failing a test may be high. Also, social relationships may suffer from this pressure. *The peer group and peer pressure may lead to criminal or violent behaviour. Also, pupils may be bullied. *Socal status: some of the problems in the families may be poverty, [[unemployment|not having a job]] or being dependent on help from the state *The media often shows that viloence is a normal way to solve problems. *Sometimes, religious groups say that violence against others is alright. [[Prevention]] usually takes the form of special trainings. These trainings will show pupils who are insecure how to act more confidently. It will also show the different participants how to indentify a dangerous situation, and how to try to de-escalate the situation. Often, schools also offer a way of students to report incidents (like being mobbed, or seeing how another child is being mobbed). [[Category:Children victims of violence]]