Strategic Plan
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7.3Powerpoint21.pptxAddressing Violence in Schools
Date: 04/20/2022
Brief History of Huntington, IN
Huntington, IN was founded December 2, 1834 and by 1849 it consisted of 150 houses and a population of 700. It was founded by Captain Elias Murray. The Miami Indians were the first settlers in the area. Huntington was nicknamed “The Lime City” for all the limestone beneath the soil. This started the production of gravel pits and stone quarries.
Edward J Roush (a member of Congress) introduced the nation to the 9-1-1- system in 1968.
In 1988 Huntington Indiana native US Senator Dan Quayle became the 44th Vice President of the United States.
At-Risk Population
Teenage violence is the at-risk population I chose.
Health risks nationally:
Teenage violence can lead to mental issues, drug and/or alcohol abuse, tobacco use. It was shown that smoking under the age of 14 can lead to school dropout, aggression, suicide, long and short-term memory loss.
In school violence usually starts in the classroom or school grounds.
More violence was noted among teens whose mothers only completed 8 years of school.
Most school violence is associated mostly with males.
Many of the kids involved in teen violence live with their mother and may have experienced violence themselves (Bessera et al, 2019).
Study by Odenbring & Johansson 2021 showed that violence in schools is being trivialized to playfulness and not bullying. Violence is also being downplayed as a part of everyday life.
The top health concerns identified for Huntington County are cardiovascular disease (stroke and heart disease), diabetes (adults 20+ with diabetes), aging (Alzheimer’s Disease), and substance use and abuse (non-fatal emergency department visits due to opioid overdoses).
Members of this community as a whole understand the risk factors involved in health and wellness, but many are not willing to make the changes due to cost, work or not wanting to.
Stakeholders
The stakeholders include principals
Guidance counselors
Health and family life teachers
The deans of discipline.
Non-profit organization
1.Huntington County Community Foundation
Our mission is to connect people and resources with opportunities that enhance quality of life for all.
Since 1994, HCCF has awarded over $1.4 million in grants to local nonprofits serving Huntington County and over $1 million in scholarships to deserving Huntington County students.
2. Pathfinder Services
Pathfinder Services supports people through education, training, community integration, housing, homeownership programs, and employment services. Our goal is for everyone we serve to feel a state of well-being grounded in a philosophy of self-reliance and integration into the communities in which they choose to live.
Pathfinder strengthens communities by enabling people with disabilities or economic challenges to achieve autonomy, inclusion, and stability.
3. The Indiana Dream Center
The Indiana Dream Center began with Pastor Jeff Carrell and a group of local individuals who saw a need for a facility for people to recover from life controlling issues and dream again. What once began as a shelter in 2010 is now a fully functioning Faith Based Recovery Program in Discipleship Homes.
We exist to lend a hand up for those in need by providing resources, outpatient programs, residential programs, drug testing, and more!
4. UNITED WAY OF HUNTINGTON COUNTY
United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.
Nursing Diagnosis for this At-Risk Population
Impaired Home maintenance, among teenagers in Huntington, IN. Related to parental dysfunction or neglect of the safe and nurturing environment. As evidenced by juvenile violence on the rise.
The disturbed personal identity of youth and teens in Huntington, IN. Related to dysfunctional family process. As evidenced by bullying in the school system and increased juvenile violence on the streets.
SMART Goal
S=Teen violence in Huntington IN schools that happen on school property will be reduced.
M=Any teen fights will be reported to the Resource Officer by end of each day.
A=Resource Officer will record each act of violence on school property. Resource Office will talk to each teen involved in violence that happened on school property.
R=Each student involved in violence on school property will attend anger management classes.
T=By June 2022 on school property violence will be reduced by 60%.
Objective One
Establish comprehensive school crisis response plan
Encourage students to take responsibility for their part in maintaining safe school environments, including student participation in safety planning.
Remind students of the importance of resisting peer pressure to act irresponsibly.
Control access to the school building (e.g., designated entrance with all other access points locked from the exterior).
Include the presence of school resource officers, security guards, or local police partnerships.
Objective Two
Connect youth to caring adults and activities
Mentoring programs
After-school programs
Create school-community partnerships to enhance safety measures for students beyond school property
Highlight violence prevention programs and curricula currently being taught in school. Emphasize the efforts of the school to teach students alternatives to violence including peaceful conflict resolution and positive interpersonal relationship skills.
Objective Three
Intervene to lessen harms and prevent future risk
Discussion. Parents can talk to their children about the climate in the school and what they are experiencing each day.
Monitoring. Educators and parents can work together to monitor parking lots, playing fields and common areas to increase the presence of adults on hand. Schools can control access to school buildings and monitor guests more closely.
Reporting. Educators can create anonymous reporting programs that allow students to communicate with school officials without stepping into the spotlight. Parents can encourage their children to use these programs.
Volunteering. Like Dads on Duty, parents can organize to increase the adult presence at school, greeting students in the morning, visiting classrooms and walking hallways.
(Pierce, 2021)
Key Informant
My key informant was JK (probation officer)
BW(resource officer at the high school).
At-risk Population Interviews
I interviewed probation officer (JK) and he states that even with the resource officer at the high school there are on property fights. Many of the fights are over boyfriends or girlfriends. Many are over frustration from outside factors and parent issues. States he doesn’t really see a lot of fights in the junior high students. In the younger grades it is mostly bullying.
Per the resource officer (BW) states he does see several fights in a week, but are usually not serious enough that anyone gets hurt enough to go to the hospital. He has not seen any violence with use of weapons.
Timeline
Interviews took place over a 2-week period.
Both were very willing to discuss the violence among the teens.
Evaluation of Objectives
Objective One: Establish comprehensive school crisis response plan
The high school has a resource officer and he helps direct students of violence in where they need to get help. He helps direct the offender and the victim.
Objective Two: Connect youth to caring adults and activities
There are counselors in the school.
Mental health professionals are available.
There are nurses in the schools
Objective Three: Intervene to lessen harms and prevent future risk
Alive & Well: strive to educate, inspire, and empower young people, through highly interactive programs, to make healthy choices that will positively impact their physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual well-being.
Conclusion
School violence is occurring for a variety of reasons. With the help of teachers, counselors, principals, probation officers and resource officers there can be better communication between adults and teenagers to help intervene. Acts of violence in schools is unacceptable and the professionals need to help meet with any teenager that is troubled to help diffuse any situation. It is the commitment of the community to help keep teenagers safe and reduce violence by keeping schools monitored and providing support. Efforts to provide workshops, focus groups, meetings and surveys to get stakeholders involved and to support the end of school violence.
References
Pierce, E. (2021) . As Students Return to School, So Does School Violence. Pandemic-related trauma has made conditions ripe for violence in some schools.
Arhuis-Inca, W., Ipanaqué-Zapata, M., Bazalar-Palacios, J., Quevedo-Calderón, N., Gaete, J. (2021). Violence at School and Bullying in School Environments in Peru: Analysis of a Virtual Platform. Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.543991
Beserra, M., Carlos, D., Leitão, M., & Ferriani, M. (2019). Prevalence of school violence and use of alcohol and other drugs in adolescents. Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem, 27, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2124.3110
Odenbring, Y., & Johansson, T. (2021). Just a joke? The thin line between teasing, harassment and violence among teenage boys in lower secondary school. Journal of Men’s Studies, 29(2), 177–193. https://doi.org/10.1177/1060826520934771
