Introduction to Violence in Schools
Initially, researchers and scholars from psychologists defined the term violence as a term for every physical, verbal, or kinetic act or force that comes from one side towards another.
This definitely causes many damages and has very negative consequences, such as murder and suicide. Violence does not belong to a specific country or group and is prevalent throughout the world. Solutions must be found and applied to reduce this bad behavior.
The most important causes of violence are comparisons between individuals, the lack of knowledge of some people about its negative effects on other people and their lives, and intolerance to race or sect.
Among the effects of school violence, a person becomes more aggressive, attacking others, and imposes his personality on others through insults, beatings, and vandalism. This turns the abused student into isolation, the separation from his fellow students, feeling anxious, and the decline in academic achievement due to fear, lack of focus and attention.
Violence is widespread, especially among boys ’schools and in adolescence.
Types of Violence in Schools in Saudi Arabia
First, physical violence: includes physical harm in many forms, including: beating with a hand, pushing, burning, or harming with sharp objects, such as a knife, and other aggressive physical behaviors directly on others.
Second, verbal violence: it is most common, such as insults, satire, and intentional neglect of the types of psychological harm that affects people direct psychological impact.
The third type of violence is called communicative violence. Examples include imprisonment in the classroom, current dialogue, exchange of ideas, and discussion during an educational lesson, which may lead to deep psychological damage.
As for the fourth type, which is sexual harassment in all its forms, it may be considered one of the most severe types of school violence, because the harm caused by this type of violence has had a profound psychological impact on the same victim and he cannot forget or ignore him during his life.
How Can We Handle the Violence in Schools Using Digital Platform?
There are ways to tackle and get rid of school violence, one of which is spreading a culture of listening, communication and tolerance among students and teachers through social media and teaching them through it because it is available in the hands of many people around the world everywhere and at any time and is an easy, inexpensive and long-term method.
As well as organizing a method for discussion with parents through the school’s digital platforms, because these meetings stimulate listening to the student about dialogue and expressing his opinion, and listening to teachers ’observations about each student.
And allocate classes attended by the student through the school’s website to listen, in order to enhance the self-confidence of the student, and to move away from the method of contempt and marginalization. Holding webinars and lectures on the internet that educate students about the phenomenon of violence, its forms and harms, and how to deal with it, which reduces the rate of violence in schools and increases students’ awareness.
Role of Teachers in reducing Violence
The teacher’s role is great in teaching students at school and their participation in the process of setting the rules and determining the responsibilities required of them and their responsibilities towards others, and writing the rules of preventive behavior before applying the punishment that help to learn in a safe environment for everyone,
To encourage students who have been subjected to violence to speak with teachers and supervisors at school and to coordinate with parents to protect them from repeated violations.
And teach them to respect and appreciate the differences between each other and fight discrimination against students with disabilities who differ from them in the physical capabilities or who have a special mindset and to ask students to treat them the way they want to be treated. And the need to pay attention to giving lectures on the concept of violence, its forms and manifestations, and how to deal with it and publish it through school magazines and publications that increase students’ awareness. Developing strategies and building skills for conflict resolution and negotiation and determining quotas that increase student confidence and inform him of his positive aspects.
- Role of Parents in reducing Violence
- It is important for fathers to promote the religious and moral values of children and direct them towards the right path, instill noble values and good principles in the souls of children and encourage beautiful values such as: tolerance, altruism, love of others and kindness.
- Being keen from kids on inform parents of any problem that occurs to them, and that is one of the most important reasons for reducing the problem and reducing it.
- Parents continuously follow up on their children.
- Caring for the children’s psyche and this comes with the necessity of providing a stable family atmosphere free from family problems and unrest as possible
- Directing children’s anger and violent behavior, at times, towards a specific sport or skill that they know or love and where they can free negative energy.
- Measures taken by the Government
In the year 1423 AH, a program to reduce child abuse was applied at all educational levels and throughout the school year.
in the year 1425 AH The second study was entitled Harming male and female students inside the school in the stages of general education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1431 A. H Also, training packages were prepared by specialized experts for skill development Life and raise the quality of life and psychological students provided by the departments of education in the regions and provinces.
Within the framework of the partnership between the National Committee for Childhood and UNICEF, a portfolio of early detection and intervention skills in cases of children subjected to abuse and neglect, targeting all teachers and principals of the primary stage, as well as supervisors and mentors of guidance and counseling, and first-class supervisors with the participation of public administrations, was prepared and implemented At the ministry.
Conclusions, Recommendations
In conclusion, it is everyone’s duty to protect society from moral deviations and wrong behaviors such as violence. It is also important to confront the negatives, cultivate a culture of kindness and constructive dialogue to solve problems and not increase them among students.
Through my reading, research and knowledge of the issue of violence in schools, I recommend everyone, especially teachers and parents
Interest in creating a school environment that encourages and seeks discipline
Respecting students, avoiding profanity, and strengthening the preventive aspect of schools by activating programs and giving effective lectures on student violence and its seriousness.
It is important that all school personnel commit themselves to avoiding punishment of all kinds.
Diversification of student activity programs in schools in a manner commensurate with the capabilities and capabilities of all students, and the necessity of their suitability for all students who have to vent their repressed feelings (cultural competition trips) and benefit from the activities of the activity.
