What are the most significant warning signs of violent behavior?
Significant warning signs for violent behaviour may be students who articulate violence or who want to commit some type of act of violence to other students and articulate that in writing. Also students who get angry really quickly, students who are depressed, show signs of depression, students who, you know, just may articulate to a teacher or to a counsellor that they don't feel happy, that they feel like they're being victimized, perceived feelings of unfairness in the school. These all contribute to a students thought of perhaps committing an act of violence, and the most important thing is don't ignore the signs. Schools, should be very, very careful in ensuring that they're listening to the students and that they're listening to the teachers, and any concern that they may have, that they need to be investigated and followed up.