Room 611: Wednesday, February 19. 2025

Today's schedule is BADC

B Block Criminology - Bloggin' time! We're in the Learning Commons/Library today working on our online activities. Last week I asked you to come up with your own theory about why crime happens and today I'll ask you to create another entry on crime trends, specifically youth crime and school. Now that you know about trends in crime and what violence is in relation to age, gender and class, try to answer the following:

Do you think that school is one of the most dangerous places for young people in society today?

Broaden your scope a little and do not necessarily focus on Vanier for this question. Think about other Canadian, British Columbian or Comox Valley high schools and generalize your response a bit. Don't forget that you'll need to find a story to back up your point of view here (either one about how little crime exists in schools or one that demonstrates that schools are somewhat dangerous places). More info to help:

CBC News Topic School Violence
RCMP: School Violence
Stats Can Youth Offending in Canada

More than 1 in 7 girls say they were sexually assaulted by another student

'They're not taking it seriously': Under-reporting of student violence persists

'I thought he was dead': CBC survey reveals 4 in 10 boys are physically assaulted at school

Youth Crime In Canada which states:

In 2006, 1 in 10 youth crimes were committed on school property
Crimes at school include bullying and violence
Assaults are particularly common representing about 30% of all violations committed by youth on school property. Uttering threats constituted another 8%
Nearly 20% of crimes committed at school were drug offences, whereas 5% of youth crimes committed elsewhere were drug-related. Youth drug offences taking place on school grounds usually involved the possession (78%) or trafficking of cannabis (10%)

A Block Physical Geography - Today we'll discuss the differences between Sial and Sima (continental and oceanic crust) along with figuring out what buoyancy and isostasy are. You'll need to complete a question on isostasy, isostatic rebound, and crustal equilibrium. We'll also transfer some notes into our week 3 package on the rock cycle. If you need help look at the How the Earth System Works - Rock cycle web page or the e-notes on Earthfacts