[etni] School violence study paints dismal picture

School violence study paints dismal picture
The Jerusalem Post - February 23, 2006

"Moderate" physical violence occurred last year in over half of Israeli schools, while "serious" physical violence involving injury or threats took place in one out of every five schools.

Close to half of all students described the atmosphere in their school as violent, while. 27.2% said they felt unsafe at school. In addition, 3.7% of students reported carrying "cold weapons" such as knives to school, while 1.5% reported carrying firearms.

This and other data reflecting the deeply troubling pervasiveness of violence throughout the Israeli school system was reported in a new Education Ministry study of school violence, which was made public on Wednesday. Two earlier studies of its kind were similarly compiled in 1999 and 2002.

The comprehensive report was commissioned by the ministry and carried out by Hebrew University Professor Rami Benbenishty. It was based on testimonies given by 27,000 elementary, junior high, and high school students in grades four through eleven, as well as 1,800 teachers and 413 principals in a total of 526 schools.

(To read the whole article, go to - www.etni.org/news/schoolviolencestudy.htm )

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