1. In 2005, 36 percent of students in grades 9–12 reported they had been in a fight anywhere, and 14 percent said they had been in a fight on school property during the previous 12 months.
2. In the same year, 43 percent of males said they had been in a fight anywhere, compared with 28 percent of females, and 18 percent of males said they had been in a fight on school property, compared with 9 percent of females.
3. Nineteen percent of students in grades 9–12 in 2005 reported they had carried a weapon anywhere, and about 6 percent reported they had carried a weapon on school property during the previous 30 days.
4. Males were two times more likely than females to carry a weapon—either anywhere or on school property.
5. In 2005, 43 percent of students in grades 9–12 consumed at least one drink of alcohol anywhere, and 4 percent consumed at least one drink on school property during the previous 30 days.
6. Hispanic students (8 percent) were more likely to use alcohol on school property than White, Black, or Asian students (4, 3, and 1 percent, respectively).
7. Twenty percent of students in grades 9–12 in 2005 reported using marijuana anywhere during the past 30 days, and 5 percent reported using marijuana on school property during this period.
8. At school, Hispanic students (8 percent) and American Indian students (9 percent) were more likely to report using marijuana than White or Black students (4 and 5 percent, respectively).
Nearly half of the students have been in a fight. The same amount drink and one in five have done marijuana.
As Monk, would say, "It's a jungle out there."
What can be done to make our schools a safe haven for kids instead of a daily survival test?
what do you think?
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