10 Recommendations

V'Lecea Hunter, Senior

Youth Initiatives Project/University Preparatory High School

Due to all of the violence that has been happening at different schools, I would like to give out some recommendations on promoting peace in schools. I believe that a child shouldn’t have to go to school feeling scared or obligated to fight just to fit in. I also believe that school is a place where a child receives an education so that they can go further in life, but with all of this negativity happen it’s a big problem for some people to focus.

Recommendation #1: Community/ School Leader~ someone who is willing to step up
and speak out for what they believe in.

Recommendation #2: Adult Ally~ a staff member that is not afraid to be heard and is
willing to step up and help the students

Recommendation #3: After School Programs

Recommendation #4: Support Groups

Recommendation #5: Mentors

Recommendation #6: More consequences instead of always suspended the student

Recommendation #7: Encouragement

Recommendation #8: Positive role models, when a teens is around negativity, then he or
she will be negative, so having positive role models will direct the
students in the right path

Recommendation #9: More Community Programs

Recommendation #10: All students should learn how to respect one another!!


All of these recommendations, I have tried and I have turned people around. So, with my outcomes I feel as though they are useful and can bring peace. When a person wants a change, it should start within them. So, if you want to bring peace into the schools, it won’t hurt for you to begin speaking up.