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Increased school violence is rapidly turning the school environment to fortresses, resulting in added mental stress and a siege mentality amongst children. Escalatory security mechanisms to prevent school violence only accentuate the problem, and tackle the issue at a surface level. A holistic approach to tackle school violence would require acknowledgement of the risk factors that propel children and young adults to resort to violence at school. These risk factors need to be propagated throughout society for greater community awareness. Potential cases of students displaying risk indicators need to be proactively identified for intervention at school and societal level. Feedback from parents and society is also required to tackle perceptions of unfairness in the schools themselves. It is only when schools and society tackle the entire gamut of school violence holistically that a modicum of true security would return to the school environment.
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