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VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS INTRODUCTION Americans have been shocked by the carnage that has happened in our public school systems across the nation in the past few years. All have involved young men with guns and no self-restraint. Nearly every one agrees that we have moved beyond the point of mere coincidence, that there is the some connection between these horrible events. But that is were the agreement ends. Everyone seems to have their own opinion on the subject, with no clear answers to the problem. As the tragic events had unfolded, even before the facts were in, and the police had finished their investigations the media was already making the problem larger. All they were reporting is that schools were becoming increasingly more violent. When in reality, the amount of violence in the school system was down. They were also blaming the television industry and video game developers for making too violent TV shows and video games. The media claims both are the main sources for all the violence. Survey on violence in WV With the growing amount of violence in the schools nationwide researchers at West Virginia University have developed a survey to determine the violence in