Violence Prevention Violence Prevention addresses actions that bring harm to a person's body, feelings, or possessions. Violence Prevention acknowledges that violence can affect everyone and that the interaction among a complex set of factors internal and external to individuals influences violence-related attitudes and behaviors. The foundation of Violence Prevention involves skills for teaching students methods to prevent and avoid violence while recognizing the contribution that individuals can make to violence prevention through having good character, acknowledging the rights of others, and living peacefully. As violence has often been recognized as a major problem that affects not only the health of students in schools, but inhibits schools from accomplishing their primary mission of education, schools have both an obligation and an opportunity to become involved in violence prevention.
Students explore personal attitudes and attributes and learn skills for violence prevention.
Learning alternatives to violence, such as how to manage anger and resolve conflicts without violence, should be taught at early ages to counteract violence as an accepted way of life. Self protection is addressed in Violence Prevention and in Safety and Injury Prevention as well. Violence Prevention Students will learn how their actions affect others, will understand the power that positive character traits can have in violence prevention, will gain skills to report incidents of violence and hurtful behavior to adults in the school and community, will avoid engaging in violence, and will identify constructive alternatives to violence, including how to discourage others from engaging in violence. Describe some of the ways that young children can be intentionally helpful and intentionally hurtful to one another. Alternatives 11.3 Differentiate between one's personal rights and those of others and use communication and problem-solving to set personal boundaries, resolve conflicts, and develop positive relationships.