School bus fights endure; students worry for safety
By Adrian P.-L. and Dominick R.
As of this year several fights have already occurred, but this is not atypical. As far as any student could possibly remember, they have not gone even an entire four years of high school without witnessing, let alone taking part in a fight. High school students are laying hands upon one another for what seems like almost every single time any kid rides a bus to school, at least once or twice a week. Not a single person comes to school without even the slightest worry that a fight would break out, and it's even worse for adults, as they are responsible for dealing with such conflict whenever it ensues. Many students are fighting on school owned transportation in particular due to the minimal proportion of adult supervision.
This news is absolutely essential and crucial in view of the fact that it affects all students, as everyone is, and can be impacted by the safety of the school building, let alone on the school bus itself. If the school does not have a handle on fights, the school cannot be properly deemed safe.
One noteworthy detail about the fights, other than some occuring on the buses this year, is the element of the instigator. There is always that one individual who causes the triggers which eventually build up to the episode occurring. Such meltdowns took place a few weeks ago, the one main determinant being instigators. The instigator ultimately sets in motion a chain reaction that leads to students truong to record, and even post brawls on social media, which can result in victims being prone to bullies & even grow social anxiety, and as a result of the two, one may want to stay home.
If that capaciousness wasn't enough, some students end up moving away, or even taking their own lives, all because of one fight that was posted on social media, and such topics are not a pleasant experience. It can affect the lives of family, friends, & especially the school, as the admins, teachers, even the principal will have to live with the fact that one of the children in their school took their own life, and it'd all be because of benighted naiveness. And that they were sued.
Mario M., an interviewed student who attends AHS, shares that ¨he feels as if school doesn't acknowledge the issue enough¨, ¨how noisy and crowded it can be¨, & ¨that he thinks that more help should be available¨, as he specifically suggests that ¨there should be more counseling¨.
Jikoui B., another student that was interviewed, stated that even though there is help and it is easily attainable, he feels like there isn't any actual help here that can aid the students here.
By analyzing these students´ responses, along with the brawl that transpired in the cafeteria earlier this month that involved lemonade,, can give off not only how vile environments can be at times, but it can be concluded that most incidents, specifically on the school bus, aren´t going to be healed with a simple few counseling meetings.
It's no shocker that most kids aren't happy at school, but certain situations like this can make a school's reputation look bad, and it can make parents drift their students away from the wreckage in the process. It is absolutely not a good look for a school, let alone any public area to maintain a school with so many fights.
Three interesting articles about school fights are as follows:
Check out this incident, over at Spacecoastdaily.com,
If you have been the victim of a school fight, reach out to… Matt Schilit, Cheryl Talton, or Christopher Pumphrey.