Prevention of school violence – the role of the police

Nasilje je danes resen problem, ki se pojavlja že na vseh šolah po svetu. V šoli bi se otroci morali počutiti varne, vendar so ti izpostavljeni nasilju, ki ga povzročajo drugi otroci. Nasilje se pri otrocih pojavlja že v vrtcu, kasneje pa v osnovni in srednji šoli. Vsak otrok si želi, da bi imel v šoli mir in svobodo in da ne bi hodil v šolo s strahom. Otroci bi morali uživati svoje otroštvo brezskrbno, vendar ni pri vsakemu tako. Nekateri otroci preživljajo težke čase, vendar o tem neradi spregovorijo. Zaradi nasilja lahko trpijo za nespečnostjo, nemirnostjo, pozabljivostjo, dogajajo se jim nenadne spremembe osebnosti, ne želijo hoditi v šolo, imajo slabe ocene, sami sebe krivijo za svoj položaj, so sramežljivi. V šoli morajo biti učitelji pozorni na znake nasilja in nasilje preprečiti. V teoretičnem delu opisujemo pojem nasilje, vrste nasilja, kako preprečiti nasilje v šolah, kako v primeru nasilja odreagirati, kako otrokom pomagati v stiski in kje poiskati pomoč. V empiričnem delu, s pomočjo vprašalnika, ki smo ga razdelili osmim učiteljem in eni socialni delavki, ugotavljamo, kako se na Dvojezični osnovni šoli 1 v Lendavi spopadajo z nasiljem in kako nasilje preprečujejo. Zanimalo nas je, kakšno vlogo ima pri tem policija in kako sodelujejo z njo. Na vprašanja so odgovarjali zelo podobno. Večina se z nasiljem srečuje skoraj vsak dan. Da bi preprečili nasilje na šoli, izvajajo razne delavnice na temo preprečevanja nasilja. Pri tem sodeluje tudi policija, ki na šoli izvaja razna predavanja o nasilju, o varnosti v prometu, o (ne)uporabi pirotehnike. Sodelujejo tudi pri kolesarskih izpitih in na začetku septembra pred šolo varujejo otroke. S tem policija pozitivno vpliva na varnost učencev Dvojezične osnovne šole 1 Lendava.Violence is now a serious problem that has been observed in all schools around the world. At school, children should feel safe, but they are exposed to violence, caused by peers. Violence starts occurring in kindergarten and later develops in primary and secondary school. Every child hopes to attend a peaceful and calm environment, but they often experience fear. Children should have a right to enjoy a carefree childhood, but that is not always the case. Some children are going to hard times, but they are reluctant to speak about it. Due to violence, they may suffer from insomnia, agitation, forgetfulness, sudden personality changes, not wanting to go to school, start receiving bad grades, they blame themselves and are often shy. Teachers should be vigilant for signs of violence and they should try to prevent it. The theoretical part describes the concept of violence, types of violence, how to prevent violence in schools, how to react in case of violence, how to help children in need and where to get help.In the empirical part with the help of a questionnaire, which was distributed to eight teachers and one social worker, we note how the Bilingual Elementary School Lendava 1 deals with violence and how they manage to prevent violence. We wanted to know what role the police have in preventing violence and how do they engage with the school. The answers to the questionnaire were very similar as most answered that they face violence every day. In order to prevent violence at school, they conducted various workshops on violence prevention. Involved in this process is also the police, which conducted various courses on violence, road safety, the dangerous of the use of pyrotechnics. They are also involved in the cycling exam and the beginning of September at the start of the term to protect children. The police have a positive impact on the safety of pupils of Bilingual Elementary School Lendava 1