Violence in moroccan schools pdf

In 2012 alone, the msf teams in oriental region, which includes nador, neighbouring melilla, treated over 1,100 injured people. Moroccan press and media in general provides a great deal of information to the moroccan citizens to be aware and concerned with issues and developments around them, to ensure that the political projects are being done under their names, and. As with any form of violence, sexual violence tears at. World bank engagement in the education sector in morocco. Understanding and preventing violence directed against teachers recommendations for a national research, practice, and policy agenda dorothy espelage university of illinois at urbanachampaign eric m. The capital is rabat and the largest city is casablanca. Under morocco s family code children are required to attend school until age 16 though many poor children dont attend at all. If moral values were taught in schools, we would have fewer of these problems. School violence in morocco and the need for a true reform. Following the school shooting in parkland, fl, you established the federal commission on school safety. Taking on violence against women in africa africa renewal. The initiatives objective is to reduce inequity in morocco through action in three areas.

The importance of knowing about school violence, the cause of school violence, forms of school violence and they ways teacher can prevent school violence was observed. Sexual violence against men and boys while this information sheet focuses on sexual violence against girls and women, it is important to highlight that boys and men also suffer sexual violence. Morocco is a country of origin, transit and destination for. In late 1955, mohammed v successfully negotiated the gradual restoration of moroccan independence within a framework of french moroccan interdependence. These indiscriminate raids and expulsions are part of the renewed violence used by moroccan and spanish security forces to dissuade migrants attempting to jump the fences surrounding the spanish territory of melilla. It is not solely the responsibility of schools to create and maintain a safe learning environment, free from the disruption gangs can cause, for students, faculty, and staff. Pdf violence can be seen by many individuals as a bad behaviour that. Teachers at the american schools have reported that witnesses on the street often fail to intervene or assist when moroccan men harass them. Research shows that prevention efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, community members, and even students can reduce violence and improve the school environment.

According to a recent article published by the american psychological association apa, 80 percent of teachers surveyed were victimized at school at least once in the current school year or prior year. These quotes are gathered from a wide variety of sources and are arranged so that you can easily copy and paste into articles and dialogues on the internet. The home environment is thought to contribute to school violence. Violence, an act of physical force that causes or is intended to cause harm. The recorded history of morocco begins with the phoenician colonization of the moroccan coast between the 8th and 6th centuries bce, although the area was inhabited by indigenous berbers for some two thousand years before that. Additional efforts are necessary, however, for morocco to fulfill its obligation to address domestic violence. The outside of our childrens moroccan private school. Department of state travel advisory at the date of this reports publication assesses morocco at level 2, indicating travelers should exercise increased caution due to terrorism overall crime and safety situation. Causes of student violence in schools opinion front. Cherifa kheddar created djazairouna, an algerian organization with similar goals, to support families and youth who have lost loved ones to violence. A purposive sample of five principals, 80 learners and 20 educators was selected from the four schools used in the study. Violence prevention in schools documents practical advice gathered from experienced school resource officers on how law enforcement, schools, and districts can work together to keep schools safe. Fez whenever i think of writing about the situation of teachers, students, and schools in morocco, my heart skips a beat. Preventing violence and terrorism and promoting positive relations between dutch and muslim communities in amsterdam ervin staub university of massachusetts at amherst many western european countries have seen increasing tension between local communities and immigrant groups, especially muslims, with mutual grievances.

The moroccan government set for 2010 the widespread teaching of tamazight amazigh language. Abused and expelled illtreatment of subsaharan african migrants in morocco. The consequences include children and youth finding it difficult to concentrate in class, missing classes, avoiding school activities, playing truant or dropping out of school altogether. The magazine covered critical articles in the 1990s on sexual exploitation, domestic violence and harassment at schools against women. The objective of this study is to answer the following research questions. National legal framework affecting violence against children 25 prevalence of violence in schools 26 1. Maintaining momentum on education reform in morocco. Schoolrelated genderbased violence srgbv refers to acts of sexual, physical or psychological violence inflicted on children in and around schools because of stereotypes and roles or norms attributed to or expected of them because of their sex or gendered. Pdf the effects of violence on the moroccan youths behaviour and.

The report showedthe majority of children exposed to violence are aged between two and 14 years old, and that the violence exists in several forms, including. Several ngos have confirmed that the moroccan authorities detain saharawis between the ages of 12 18. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons regularly face discrimination and harassment. The constitutional rights foundation suggests longterm exposure to knives violence, parental. Life skills and citizenship education were mainstreamed through development and piloting of a life skillsbased counselling program, including entrepreneurship that benefited 3,593 adolescents and youth. The relationship between students perc eption of being safe. Currently, arabic and french are the two media of instruction in moroccan public schools and universities. We sought to investigate the nature, causes and effects of school violence in four south african high schools. Peace and non violence, moroccan immigration, ngos, education.

Domestic violence is present in almost every society of the world. Overview of the educational system in lebanon 15 2. From this definition, school violence could be described to be physical attacks between students or by students on school staff, which could. There are no civil remedies, specifically temporary restraining order or civil protection order provisions, available to victims of domestic violence under current moroccan law. Morocco spans an area of 710,850 km 2 274,460 sq mi and has a population of over 36 million. Moreover, many detained children are subjected to beatings and psychological torture, including threats of sexual violence. Dorothy espelage of the university of illinois at urbanachampaign, who served as chair of the apa task force on classroom. The 2011 editions of the international trends in mathematics and science study timss and the progress in international reading literacy study pirls showed low learning achievement scores for moroccan grade 4 and grade 8 students compared to those from other participating countries.

In grade 4 mathematics, for example, 74 percent of moroccan. Preventing school violence requires addressing factors at all levels of the social ecologythe individual, relational, community, and societal levels. Doc violence against teachers in morocco lamya al echcheikh. The phenomenon of violence in moroccan schools has reached an alarming level. These bad examples range from sexual promiscuity, degrading of women, advocacy of violence, and the condoning of dishonesty to succeed.

Violence against spouse, children or elderly is few of some commonly encountered cases. Stereotypes about women in morocco may be defined as incomplete and inaccurate cultural beliefs that some people hold about them and that are encoded in linguistic expressions as well as in. Aug 10, 2014 the media role, then, is not less than the function of the family and the school in civic education. Results of the 2012 national school violence studyby patrick burton and lezanne leoschut is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoderivs 3. In addition to providing information about violence, these approaches focus on changing the way children and adolescents think and feel about violence and provide opportunities to practice and reinforce skills. Introduction moroccan immigration in spain as a whole began to be significant at the beginning of the 1970s. The news that come from universities talk about the widespread of violence, racism, drugs. Abused and expelled illtreatment of subsaharan african. There are various kinds of tactics that are adopted by the attacker against the victim. Thus, the question of insecurity experienced by women in and outside of urban. Violence in schools is a social problem with an enormous ripple effect one act of violence can trigger numerous negative outcomes hence, the community is expected to work as a whole in order to curb this social ill. The study focused on fourth grade students who participated in the timss 2007. Sometimes children are detained for several hours, without informing their parents. Additional information is available at the department of justice.

The shocking recording has led to a discussion of violence in moroccan schools. Mena countries have the worlds highest rates of violent discipline and the. Its not really the case, as you may have seen reported elsewhere, that there have been 18 school shootings in. In his report to the human rights committee, the moroccan government acknowledges that only 15% of primary school students benefit from the teaching of the amazigh language for 20092010. Preventing violence and terrorism and promoting positive. Violence against teachers is a national crisis, says dr. Data were collected using anonymous self administered questionnaires distributed among a sample of 407 moroccan students in private and public secondary schools in fez city. School violence and bullying can be devastating for the victims.

Student weapon carrying was most often reported in larger schools. There is strong opposition from the government to the implementation of mother tongues, amazigh and moroccan darija, in the school curriculum due to their low status and lack of prestige compared to arabic and french. The spread of english in morocco article pdf available in international journal of the sociology of language 199187. Mission in morocco does not assume responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons or firms appearing in this report. Successful prosecutions for harassment are still relatively rare in the moroccan legal system. Pdf women, and the violence of stereotypes in morocco. Shocking video of student beating teacher sparks intense debate on violence in moroccan schools. Sexual abuse results in a range of damaging physical and emotional effects, including.

Violence against children in schools bureau international des. Rape and other forms of sexual coercion against men and boys take place in a variety of settings including homes, workplaces, schools. Education for disadvantaged children in morocco utrecht. There is no specific legislation in morocco addressing violence against women or providing effective protection or redress from such violence. Some moroccan associations have argued that violence in moroccan schools is a strong proof that our educational system has failed to meet its objectives. The causes of violence and the effects of violence on community and individual health stephen c.

The frequent incidents of shootings have raised a serious issue about the safety in schools. Violence may be distinguished from aggression, a more general type of hostile behaviour that may be physical, verbal, or passive in nature. The moroccan government has taken positive steps to raise awareness about violence against women and set up cells for receiving women victims of violence in courts across the country. The nature, causes and effects of school violence in south. Overview of the educational system in morocco 20 5. This paper is based on the analysis of different research projects, academic works, and books that deal with the origins, causes, and effects of violence on the moroccan youths behaviours and. National legal framework affecting violence against children 22 yemen 23 1. Moroccan ministry of industry, trade and new technologies stated in april 2008 that as few as 3. Cedaw asked the moroccan government to address violence against women and establish support services for victims of violence. Psychological victimization in teen dating and suicide risk. Yale section of emergency medicine, department of surgery, yale school of medicine september, 2007 prepared as part of an education project of the global health education consortium and collaborating partners. Measuring the prevalence of violence against women in moroccan society by form physical, sexual violence, economic, etc. Islamic statistics on violence, rape, terror, sharia, isis. Any instance of crime or violence at school not only affects the individuals involved but also may disrupt the educational process and affect bystanders, the school itself, and.

Rabat the 2018 school year started tragically at ouarzazates sidi daoud high school when a 17year old student violently beat one of his teachers during a class. Indeed, although we usually put the most emphasis on violence perpetrated in the private home, the fact remains that violence in the streets is as important and serious, in that it constitutes an obstacle to the mobility of women. Anderman the ohio state university veda evanell brown national alliance of black school educators abraham jones national education association kathleen lynne lane university of kansas. A comprehensive guide for ngos working with genderbased violence. These professionals point out that the measures adopted to achieve a culture of peace and non violence ought to be directed at all citizens, especially the young. Suicide risk was surveyed using the mini international neuropsychiatric interview version 5. The limited prevalence studies on school bullying in the arab world suggest varying rates with 20. As with their counterparts elsewhere, moroccan public school teacher are grossly underpaid. Evolution of the ban on corporal punishment lebanon 15 1.

Understanding and preventing violence directed against. Violence levels in schools very worrying, say tories police were called to deal with violence in schools more than 7,000 times last year, according to the conservatives published. The purpose of this communication is to study violence against women in public spaces. Sexual violence and subsaharan migrants in morocco. Our nations schools should be safe havens for teaching and learning, free of crime and violence. Pdf the effects of violence on the moroccan youths. Care began work in morocco in 2007 as part of the national initiative for human development launched in 2005 by king mohammed vi. School violence is any activity that can create a disturbance in an educational system. Although there are some positive stereotypes, most stereotypes about women in morocco are negative and reflect the underlying patriarchal dictates that structure gender relations in moroccan cultures. Jan 26, 2015 understanding gender based violence and trends in the caribbean 1. The real violence in moroccan schools morocco world news.

Preventing school violence violence preventioninjury. Moroccos approach to countering violent extremism this material is distributed by the moroccan american center for policy on behalf of the kingdom of morocco. When diagnosing the malady that plagues moroccos public schools, we must start with teachers. Communities also feel the effects of sexual violence. The amount of violence in schools has surged recently, and videos go viral on social media depicting students verbally abusing teachers, and vice versa. Morocco was the first arab state to condemn iraqs invasion of kuwait in 1990, and sent troops to help defend saudi arabia. United states, and far too many families and communities have suffered. These offices were closed in 2000 following sustained israelipalestinian violence, but moroccan israeli diplomatic contacts continue. The monthly considers itself a feminist publication with a clear aim of changing the situation of women in the moroccan society. There are three big differences weve noticed about attending school in morocco. To download, view, and print the report as a pdf file, go to the nces publications. The perception of risk is often greater than the reality, as schools. Number and percentage of public schools with recorded incidents of the. In child protection, unicef morocco continued to focus on increasing access of children in.

Schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, campuses, and cultural or religious communities may feel fear, anger, or disbelief if a sexual assault happened in their community. A young person can be a victim, a perpetrator, or a witness of school violence. Children can be disadvantaged by poor schools, crime, parental cycles of. Shocking video of student beating teacher sparks intense. Pdf this study aimed to investigate the causes of violence of students from the teachers and principals perspective.

Any instance of crime or violence at school not only affects the individuals involved, but also may disrupt the educational process and affect bystanders, the school itself, and the surrounding community brookmeyer, fanti. Sadly, incidents of school violence are too common in the. Understanding gender based violence and trends in the caribbean. Understanding the truth about violence against teachers.

School violence victoria griffin fayetteville state university the importance to be aware of school violence in education today by victoria griffin december 1, 2014 abstract. A sequential mixed method approach was used in this study. National legal framework affecting violence against children 19. Unfortunately, many of the role models of young people are setting bad examples. Is sued over violence in schools the mother of a new york city public school student, a plaintiff in a classaction lawsuit, spoke about her sons mistreatment outside the education department. Understanding school violence fact sheet 2016 school violence is youth violence that occurs on.