Most school shootings are caused by bullying, with the shooter seeking revenge. One example is the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal where a 25-year-old man killed one student and injured 19 others before committing suicide. Students can help reduce shootings by noticing if classmates seem depressed, lonely, or having issues, and helping to calm them down if upset. Stopping bullying by intervening when it happens can make a big difference. Kids Help Phone is available for counseling if students are being bullied and don't want to tell their parents. School shootings are tragic because students the same age as the victims can die from other students' actions, often due to bullying.

1. School Shootings

2. How do school shootings
start?
Most of the time the shooter is bullied, and is trying to
get revenge.

3. One of Montreal’s School
Shootings
On Sept. 13 2006 in Dawson College a 25 year-old
man killed one student and injured 19 other people.
After that he committed suicide.

4. Some of the many ways to
notice my classmates
issues.
 May be feeling dismal
 Sad
 Loneliness
 Slow moving
 Depression
 Weight loss or gain
 No interest in most things
 Over sleeping

5. How can I help reduce
the amount of school
shootings.
• Realize who in my school has issues or illnesses. If
they are having an off day, or getting very upset
help calm them down, but be very gentle.

6. How can we stop bullying
• The biggest thing to stop people from getting
bullied is when people are getting bullied step in
and stop it. If every by-stander got involved and
said :don’t do that” or “hey stop that” those words
could make the difference in the world.

7. Stephan Harper’s opinion
• Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper said the
shootings were "...a cowardly and senseless act of
violence..."

8. Kids Help Phone
• If your getting bullied and you don’t want to tell
your parents Call…
• They have live chats with a counselor on Thursday’s
and Sunday’s.

9. A world with no shooting
I think school shootings are horrible because
kids my age can die from other kids the same age as
them. Shootings are usually caused by bullying.

10. Bibliography
Bibliography
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_College_shooting
 http://www.focushelps.ca/article/life-issues/depression/symptoms-
depression?gclid=CMuP9ruWn7MCFYw-MgodslMAMg
 http://www.ebscohost.com/pov-blog/pov-comments/why-do-
school-shootings-happen
 http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=7b7f13a7-
5b65-40ba-8f7b-938da4e86209
 http://www.hlhl.qc.ca/documents/pdf/Recherche/publications/2a-
leger-dawson-REPORT-2sept.pdf

11. By: Veronica Ross