The types of school violence the most common are from teacher to student, from student to teacher, from student to student (bullying) and from teacher to teacher.
School violence is made up of aggressive acts perpetrated by and for members of the educational community (teachers, students, students' relatives or teachers, cleaning staff, among others).
Consequently, school violence originates and develops in the school or in neighboring places that are linked to it, affecting the teaching - learning process and the physical and mental stability of the victim.
Violence can be manifested in different ways , can be verbal, physical or psychological. What varies is the"who executes it"(aggressor) and"who receives it"(victim).
It can be said that school violence can be carried out by a teacher to the student, by a student to a teacher, by the student to another student, by teacher to another teacher, among others.
It is a fact that no member of the educational community is exempt from being a victim of school violence.
It is therefore necessary to raise public awareness of the consequences of school violence, stressing that it is one of the causes of dropping out of school, suicide and homicide within or near the educational unit.
Top 10 types of school violence
1. Violence of the teacher to the student
It refers to those violent acts carried out by the teachers towards the students using the authority that confers their position.
This type of violence was very common throughout most of the 20th century, when physical punishment was used when a student misbehaved or did not do what was established by the teacher.
For example, when teachers beat a rule to students who disobeyed the rules or called them"donkeys,""brutes,""good for nothing."
Also when the left hand was tied to the lefties in order to write with the right hand since they considered that was the correct form of writing.
Consequently, the necessary measures were taken to eradicate this type of violence, for which laws were created to ensure the physical and psychological integrity of the students.
However, this type of violence continues to be present only to a lesser extent.
2. Violence of the student to the teacher
This type of violence constitutes acts of physical, psychological and verbal violence, for example: making fun of teachers' clothes, insulting and cursing them during and outside the class, death threats, among others.
In many cases teachers do not realize that they are victims of school violence, since they consider that insults and ridicule (acts of violence more common) pose no risk, obviating the psychological damage they generate.
3. Exclusion
This type of violence occurs when a group of students decide to"put aside"a student. They act as if this person did not exist, causing them to be isolated.
Exclusion is a type of psychological violence and can become one of the most common causes of suicide.
4. Intimidation
Bullying is the act of infusing fear with threats and using it to make victims do what the victimizer wants.
5. Sexual Violence
This type of violence happens when there is the presence of inappropriate sexual behaviors within the educational community.
Sexual violence is all sexual innuendo, showing the genitals and physical contact without consent (friction of the skin with the hand or some other part of the body and even force the sexual act).
This type of violence can be done by a teacher to a student or vice versa, by a student to another student, by a teacher to another teacher, among others.
6. Coercion
This type of violence refers to violence against someone in order to force them to do something that they do not want.
Coercion, like intimidation, uses threats to achieve what you want. However, it also uses physical violence.
7. Bullying (bullying or harassment)
He bullying or bullying is an act of repeated violence. It refers to all kinds of abuse (mockery, physical abuse, among others) made to a student, teacher or other member of the educational community.
Through bullying, the perpetrator can exercise physical and psychological control over his victim to the point of manipulating it at will.
Bullying is one of the most common forms of school violence and one of the causes of teen suicide.
8. Vandalism
School vandalism refers to those acts of destruction against the facilities and assets of educational institutions. Therefore, it is considered an act of disrespect.
In that sense, it can be said that graffiti made without permission of the highest authority of the Educational Unit represent an act of vandalism.
Vandalism results in the suspension of classes (when it damages the structure of institutions or when the furniture is stolen)
9. Violence among teachers
This type of violence is not very common in the educational community. It refers to all the mockery and abuse done by one teacher to another.
Violence among teachers also includes harassment, sexual violence, coercion, intimidation, among others.
10. Violence of parents and teachers' representatives
It consists of all those threats and physical damages done by parents and teachers representatives.
Other acts of violence carried out at school
- Use or sell drugs within the facilities of the Educational Institution.
- Carrying white and firearms inside the facilities of the Educational Institution.
- Put bombs and carry out shootings inside the facilities of the Educational Institution.
- Kidnap members of the educational community.
- Carry out robberies and thefts within the educational institution or in the surrounding areas.
- Use or sell alcoholic beverages at the institution.
- Inciting the consumption of narcotics.
- Theft of answers from exams to be done in class.
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