Definition+of+School+Associated+Violent+Deaths

__**Standard Definition**__ A school-associated violent death is any homicide, suicide, or weapons-related violent death in which the fatal injury occurred
 * on the property of a functioning public, private or parochial elementary or secondary school, Kindergarten through grade 12, (including alternative schools);
 * on the way to or from regular sessions at such a school;
 * while person was attending or was on the way to or from an official school-sponsored event;
 * as obvious direct result of school incidents, functions or activities, whether on or off school bus/vehicle or school property.

A targeted school violent attack is an attack which takes place in school settings - in school shootings, and other school based attacks where the school was deliberately selected as the location for the attack and was not simply a random site of opportunity.
 * __Targeted School Violence Definition__**


 * Workplace violence
 * Some types of school violence
 * Specific individual targeted violence such as a particular classmate or teacher, jocks or geeks, or possibly the school itself may be the target




 * On the left Eric Harris, in the middle Dylan Klebold the Columbine High School shooter, and on the right Cho the Virginia Tech shooter
 * These three young men are the definition of extreme school violence especially school associated violent deaths.
 * These three young men hold 2 of the top 3 spots for the most violent school shooting in history, with the highest the highest number of dead and wounded.
 * Cho is the worst shooter to date and also has the highest body count for a single shooter in the United States and the rest of the world in terms of school violence.
 * All three of these young men fit overwhelmingly into both of these definitions of school violence. The standard definition as well as the targeted school violence definition.

=THE FOLLOWING YOUTUBE LINK IS A SCHOOL SHOOTING IN PROCESS=

__WARNING__: THIS VIDEO IS GRAPHIC AND CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
Click here to view youtube video of scenes from an actual school shooting

This video fits all portions of both of the above definitions, including the targets chosen to shoot at.

References:

Vossekuil Bryan, et al. (May 2002). THE FINAL REPORT AND FINDINGS OF THE SAFE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES. The Unites States Secret Service, and the United States Department Of Education. Washington D.C., retrieved on November 21, 2010 from, http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_final_report.pdf.

Harris, Eric and Dylan Klebold. Retrieved on November 21, 2010, from http://www.rumormillnews.com/pix4/Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold.jpg.

Cho. Retrieved on November 21, 2010, from, http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/homepage/hp4-17-07d.jpg.

Lawrence, R., Meuller, D. (2003).School Shootings and the Man-Bites-Dog Criterion of Newsworthiness. //Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.// Vol. 1 No. 4.

Video Clip: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq0yz0jB1io