School violence is unfortunately on the increase. Last week there were 5 school shootings in America. In my presentation for Wings For Life International. I will be using the following Violence Prevention Quiz.

Wings For Life International will be hosting the presentation on Zoom, Facebook as well as their website, www.WingsFLI.org

Next week I will post the answers to the quiz.

EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT SCHOOL VIOLENCE

The following quiz can be used with staff in professional development to create awareness for them to discuss violence prevention in school. I suggest that it be used by classroom educators, school counselors, school administrators, school boards political officials and parent organizations and anyone else interested in preventing school violence.

School shooting have only taken place in a small number of states? True or False

The “weapon of choice” in schools is …………………………

The “drug of choice” in schools is ………………………………

The most violent school incident in American history took place in ……………………………………

Schools are safer or more dangerous than they have been in the past? True/False …………………………….

The #1 cause of male youth death in America is ……………………

According to the FBI’s School Shooter’s Report, what is the number of students who are afraid to come to school every day? …………………

According to the FBI’s School Shooter’s Report and the Secret Service’s Threat Assessment Report, what do the latest group of school shooter’s have in common? ……………………………………

More males die from suicide than females. True or False

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, what percentage of violence against young people takes place in schools? A) Less than 1% B) 5% C) 25% D) 50%

Most school bullying occurs in elementary, middle, high school. ………

True/False. Males engage in bullying more than females.
Most school violence occurs in elementary, middle, high school. ………
True/False The majority of sexual abuse of children takes place in schools.
True/False. Most students who carry guns to school do so for personal protection.
What percentage of American teenagers has sent nude pictures of themselves electronically? 10% 20% 50% 70%
For every 100 people in America, there are ____ guns in society. A. 20 B. 50 C. 75 D. 90
Gangs exist mainly in urban areas. True or False
School bullying begins in elementary, middle, high school.
Most of the guns used in school shootings are illegally obtained. True or False.