Sentence:  One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of <WSD>attacks</WSD> on schools...as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of <WSD>attacks</WSD>. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.