And it wasn ot until 1994, that the polls recorded concern over standards, quality of education, lack of family structure, problems of home life, crime and vandalism, and lack of respect. Excerpted from Thomas D. Snyder and Charlene M. Hoffman. U. S. Department of Education. Still, some changes occurred. The percentage of students who indicated that they were victims of a violent incidnt increased from 3.4 percent in 1989 to 4.2 percent in 1995.
Any victimization is a combination of reported violent and property victimization.
If the student reported an incident of either, he or she is counted as having experienced any victimization. 2 Violent victimization includes physical attacks or taking property from the student directly by force, weapons, or threats. 3 Property victimization includes theft of property from a student's desk, locker, or other locations. Kathryn A. Chandler, Christopher D. Chapman, Michael R. Rand, and Bruce M. Taylor. In 1992-93, according to a Louis Harris survey, teachers' major problems involved students' verbal insults, pushing and shoving, stealing, and kicking and biting.