Fear of crime is on the rise in our children s schools. A national poll __1__ by the Children s Defense Fund in 1993 found that more than half the 10 to 17-year-olds __2__ said violence was their number-one __3__ . Are our schools really such dangerous places? 来源:www.examda.com The daily headlines suggest that violence is __4__ rampant in schools across the country. __5__ the risk of a child s being killed at school is low (the most recent statistics reported show only 17 school-related deaths in a year, as compared with more than 4,000 preteens and teens killed in car accidents), other school threats are very real. The National Crime Survey found that nearly 3 million crimes, __6__ from the stealing of lunch money to muggings, __7__ in or around schools every year.
__8__ are not recorded are the actions, such as threats and bullying, that can make school a __9__ and, in some instances, terrifying, experience. "Frightened kids often have a tough time academically—they have trouble __10__ says Ron Slaby, Ph.D., a senior scientist at the Education Development Center (EDC), in Newton, Massachusetts.