School violence alarm: Need for strict solutions

The alarming reality of school violence

School violence has been on an alarming rise since the beginning of the year, with many incidents occurring consecutively in localities such as Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thua Thien Hue. The incidents do not stop at normal fights but also show a more reckless and dangerous nature when students assault their friends in groups, causing serious physical and mental injuries, even leading to death in some cases.

It is worth mentioning that the severity of the incidents is increasing, many video clips recording scenes of students fighting are spreading on social networks, causing public outrage and creating an unsafe school environment. This incident sounds the alarm about the moral degradation and loopholes in the current education and management of students.

Root causes and multidimensional responsibilities

Finding the cause of this situation requires a comprehensive view from many sides, including family, school and society as a whole. Many experts believe that the cause does not only come from the psychological changes of school-age children but also originates from deeper factors.

The role of family and living environment

Lack of attention and supervision from parents, or an unhappy family environment with frequent violence can negatively affect children's psychology and behavior. Without proper guidance and education on moral values, students are more likely to resolve conflicts with violence.

Loopholes in educational management

Some schools today still focus on academic achievement without really paying attention to life skills education, ethics and psychological counseling for students. The lack of timely channels for dialogue, sharing and psychological support causes small conflicts to not be resolved, accumulate and explode into violent acts.

Negative impacts of social networks

The development of the Internet and social networks is also a strong influencing factor. Students are easily exposed to violent content and highly antagonistic video games, which can influence and imitate negative behaviors in real life.

The need for synchronous and drastic solutions

To completely solve the problem of school violence, there needs to be a coordinated and drastic cooperation from all relevant parties. Strict measures against students who violate the law are necessary as a deterrent, but that is only a partial solution.

In the long term, it is necessary to strengthen the close connection between families and schools in managing and educating children. Schools need to build a safe and friendly educational environment, pay more attention to extracurricular activities, life skills education and especially establish effective school psychology counseling rooms. In addition, authorities need to have measures to more strictly manage negative and violent content on cyberspace to protect the younger generation.