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Nfo one would dispute that there is a growing problem world-wide of children bringing weapons to school. There seems to be an ever-growing trend in the tendency to use violence. There is a new ethos with adolescents and teenagers that carrying a knife is not only necessary for personal protection but a really cool thing to do. Some carry a weapon because it makes them feel tough or macho. Many children firmly believe that if they carry a weapon bullies will leave them alone. Teachers around the world are concerned at what they see as an increase in weapon carrying among pupils. As there is an increasing tendency for a minority of young men to carry knives and guns on the streets, there is little doubt that this increase in weapons related crime is spilling over into the once relatively calm security of schools.
Reports of children committing suicide as a result of experiencing violence and bullying in schools are rife. Children carrying weapons and committing horrific crimes of violence, murder and rape are on the increase. All these things are growing to epidemic proportions, so much so that there is now a world-wide problem with aggressive and violent behaviour from children and adolescents not only on the streets of our cities, but our small towns and rural villages, and of course our schools. Bizarre as it may sound, some communities are literally living in fear of the local children. Teacher's REACT gives school staff the ability to recognise and understand the types of weapons children are likely to bring into the school buildings. Also, why children carry certain types of weapons, what kind of weapons they can buy, find at home, or even make and improvise for themselves. Teacher's REACT also looks at the different ways weapons can be concealed and carried by a child. The material contained in this publication is crucial to the safety of staff and children alike. The REACT system will show teachers how to recognise and evaluate a potentially dangerous situation and give them information on what they can and cannot do in order to safely contain it within the law

Teacher's REACT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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