CDC School Violence Statistics

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The Rolla Daily News
An article here provides some statistics from the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control.

As found in the article: “School associated violent deaths are rare — 17 homicides of school-age youth ages 5 to 18 years occurred at school during the 2009-2010 school year and of all youth homicides, less than 2 percent occur at school, and this percentage has been stable for the past decade.”

Follow the link for more statistics.

Student charged in school cafeteria attack

South Bend, IN

A senior at Northridge High School was arrested and charged with battery and intimidation following an altercation in the school cafeteria.  During that fight, it was alleged that the attacker pulled a handgun, although there was not enough evidence to charge him with a gun crime.

A boy is burned on a school bus, charges filed

Florence, AZ

Two 16-year old students at Apache Junction High School are being charged with misdemeanor assault after an incident on a school bus.  They lit a pencil eraser on fire and used it to burn a 13-year old student on his arm.

The victim is a student at Cactus Canyon Junior High School, and kept the attack a secret for weeks because he had been threatened.