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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2004


File number :
IST-PC-06e

Bibliographic reference :
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (2004). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2004 [En ligne].
<http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005002>
Consulté le 04 avril 2006

Abstract :

This document is the seventh in a series of reports dealing with American school crime and safety indicators. These annual reports are issued by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

The report data was drawn from several sources: surveys conducted among students, teachers and school principals, along with data collections conducted by federal departments and agencies such as the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Indicators
Each of the indicators presented in the report covers topics such as victimization, fights, bullying, class disruption, teacher injury, weapons, drinking, student perception of school security and so on.

These indicators are grouped into five sections: violent deaths at school, student victimization (based on surveys conducted among students), violence and crime at school, teacher victimization (based on surveys conducted among teachers) and school environment. Only Indicator 16 from the school environment section dealing with discipline problems is presented here.

Indicator 16 – Discipline Problems
Data pertaining to Indicator 16 dealing more specifically with discipline problems was drawn from surveys conducted among principals during the 1999-2000 school year. This data has shown that discipline problems vary according to the characteristics of schools. For instance, there is more racial tension, bullying and verbal violence towards teachers and class disruption in middle schools than in elementary schools and high schools.

Likewise, the data has revealed that the prevalence of discipline problems varies according to school size. For instance, in schools with over 1000 students, 26% of principals reported verbal abuse of students towards teachers compared with 14% in schools with 500 to 599 students, 10% in schools with 300 to 499 students and, lastly, 7% in schools with 300 students or fewer.

Twenty-nine percent of school principals reported that bullying occurred on a daily or weekly basis in their schools. Nineteen percent reported that acts of disrespect towards teachers occurred at the same frequency. In addition, 13% of school principals reported that their teachers were victims of verbal abuse by students, 3% reported occurrences of racial tensions among students and 3% reported widespread disorder in classrooms, again on a daily and weekly basis.

Lastly, principals at schools where violent incidents occurred reported more discipline problems in general, such as bullying.



Links :
<http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005002>"

Key Words :
Behavioural Disorders, Climate, School Violence, Bullying, Victimization, Disrupting Behaviour, Discipline, School Environment, School Size, Primary/Elementary School, Secondary/High School, Newsletter1

Monitored Countries :
United States