Violence and the perception of violence in school and in the home can impede focus and concentration which are ingredients for learning. It can also contribute to adverse emotional health for children. Most likely the student was male. Again, girls more likely to be the victim. Females were significantly more likely than males to have reported these feelings.
Aggression is primarily a learned behavior.
Aggressive children become aggressive teens who become aggressive adults. Parents should monitor and limit the extent of their children's prime time and other television viewing. By age 16, the average adolescent views approximately 35 hours of television per week. Perception of disrespect is the most frequent reason for students using guns in school. Vandalism reaches its peak frequency in 7th grade.