Mainstream WeeklyStudents are among the most idealistic members of society. Their youthful pursuit of ideals, fuelled by passion, innocence and creativity, represents limitless potential that society can harness for its progressive transformation. Throughout history, students have not only participated in but also shaped progressive movements. What defines them is their selfless sacrifice for the greater good of society. Through their everyday experiences, students learn, reflect, and analyse, offering alternatives that challenge dominant knowledge traditions while resisting all forms of authoritarianism, both within and beyond the classrooms. In doing so, they generate new ideas and progressive ideals that contribute to the radical transformation of society.
The question then arises: why do students resort to violence, bring guns into classrooms, and adopt violent methods to express themselves? It is time to think beyond an essentialist culture of causality that merely blames and criminalises students.
In a rare incident of gun violence in India, a ninth-grade boy shot his Physics teacher. In stark contrast, gun violence in schools is a daily tragedy in the United States, where an estimated twelve children are killed and thirty-two students are shot and injured every day. A study titled