Why are there hardly, if, any school shootings at Private Schools?

[Cancel 2018.2]

I don't even know of one that has happened at a private school.

Why so much at public schools?

Perhaps we should look there and not scream and cry about guns.

[mak2]

My first guess is it is simply the odds, there are far fewer private schools.

I don't even know of one that has happened at a private school.

Why so much at public schools?

Perhaps we should look there and not scream and cry about guns.

[Evmetro]

I don't even know of one that has happened at a private school.

Why so much at public schools?

Perhaps we should look there and not scream and cry about guns.

I suspect that there is a higher concentration of parents who are more involved and dedicated with their role as parents in schools that require tuition or in many charter schools.

[Legion]

There are 34,576 private schools in the United States, serving 5.7 million PK-12 students. Private schools account for 25 percent of the nation's schools and enroll 10 percent of all PK-12 students.

http://www.capenet.org/facts.html

Shootings do not appear to occur at private schools.

As for the reason, there could be many.

Statistical advantage because of lower numbers?

Entry tends to be competitive. Perhaps children learn the expectations adults and peers hold at a young age and rise to the challenges.

Keep in mind that private schools (for the most part) are expensive, and there are likely to be swift consequences (like expulsion) for the types of misbehaviors (fighting, public bullying, etc.) that public school teachers seem unable to control.

Perhaps the nature of the school experience does not lend itself to pupil alienation and resentment. Smaller class sizes, better instructor/pupil ratio, or higher average incidence of parental involvement all could play a part.

[CFM]

I don't even know of one that has happened at a private school.

Why so much at public schools?

Perhaps we should look there and not scream and cry about guns.

Aren't the gun haters constantly talking about how things should be done like (fill in the blank) because they don't have as much gun violence?

[Rat Robbersson]

Aren't the gun haters constantly talking about how things should be done like (fill in the blank) because they don't have as much gun violence?

​fuck those motherfuckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!666

[Cancel 2018.2]

My first guess is it is simply the odds, there are far fewer private schools.

If guns are the problem, you comment is not accurate.

[cawacko]

I suspect that there is a higher concentration of parents who are more involved and dedicated with their role as parents in schools that require tuition or in many charter schools.

I went to a private high school. We'd get a few ruffians each new semester but they would ultimately get kicked out. If anyone was to shoot up a school you'd think it might be them after expulsion.

[Cancel 2018.2]

There are 34,576 private schools in the United States, serving 5.7 million PK-12 students. Private schools account for 25 percent of the nation's schools and enroll 10 percent of all PK-12 students.

http://www.capenet.org/facts.html

Shootings do not appear to occur at private schools.

As for the reason, there could be many.

Statistical advantage because of lower numbers?

Entry tends to be competitive. Perhaps children learn the expectations adults and peers hold at a young age and rise to the challenges.

Keep in mind that private schools (for the most part) are expensive, and there are likely to be swift consequences (like expulsion) for the types of misbehaviors (fighting, public bullying, etc.) that public school teachers seem unable to control.

Perhaps the nature of the school experience does not lend itself to pupil alienation and resentment. Smaller class sizes, better instructor/pupil ratio, or higher average incidence of parental involvement all could play a part.

Good answer. Thanks.

[Legion]

I went to a private high school. We'd get a few ruffians each new semester but they would ultimately get kicked out. If anyone was to shoot up a school you'd think it might be them after expulsion.

The troublemakers are generally shipped to another school after expulsion, where they either learn from their mistakes or repeat the experience. Many times, if it's a boarding situation, the miscreant is removed to a considerable distance from the school that expelled him/her.

It's worth considering that peers in private schools may be serious about getting into a good post-secondary school and entering a profession, and simply don't have much tolerance for immature behavior.

[Micawber]

Privileged kids have perfect lives. Republican policies make poor disfunctional kids. Any other problems you need me to solve?

[mak2]

Why do think guns are the problem?

If guns are the problem, you comment is not accurate.

[Legion]

Privileged kids have perfect lives. Republican policies make poor disfunctional kids. Any other problems you need me to solve?

I suppose you're aware that many pupils at private schools are there as scholarship students if their families cannot afford the tuition?

Barack Obama attended Punahou on a scholarship.

[Cancel 2018.2]

Why do think guns are the problem?

I don't, liberals do. I think it is a societal problem and our fascination with violence. I've been to other countries and there is no where near the level of fascination with violence. It is as if we are a cauldron of anger. You can even see it in politics.

[Cancel 2018.2]

Privileged kids have perfect lives. Republican policies make poor disfunctional kids. Any other problems you need me to solve?

Wow, that is biggest load of cowshit I've ever heard. Just wow.