Will, Ally, and Julia

2nd hour
Introduction:
-Start with CNN short breaking news clips about recent school violence/ shootings.
Transition with suspenseful music.

Beginning:
Julia: “Hello and welcome to our podcast. In this episode, we will talk about how violence in
schools support the idea of evil existing in our world today. Sadly, there have been many
different occurrences of violent actions being committed by students in recent years, and that
trend does not seem to be going down. There have been 11 reports of gun violence in schools
in the 2018 school year alone. Stay tuned to hear interviews with students at Troy High about
their thoughts on their own safety with in regards to the evil people that exist in todays society”
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Middle
Will: “Youth violence is a major issue throughout the United States. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), youth violence is the third leading cause of death for
young people ages 15 to 24. The CDC states that youth violence includes things like slapping,
kicking, punching, and bullying. Along with the physical harm that is being inflicted upon
students, there is some intense psychological damage being done as well. In past years, 65
percent of public schools recorded that one or more violent incidents had taken place (according
to the National Center for Education Statistics). Students lives continuing to be put at risk
because they are being exposed to the evils in society that have now seemingly become so
mainstream. After multiple school violence incidents, teachers and students are focused on the
negativity of the somewhat horrific world we live in. Listen closely, as we interview a few
students who walk the same halls as you and I.”
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Interview Questions:
- Julia: “Are you worried about our safety after multiple school violence incidents have
occured?”
- Ally: “After hearing about recent school violence incidents, do you think our society is
born good or born evil?”
- Will: “Do you believe that the students are making a difference for the future?”
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End:
Ally: “(End by stating all 17 victims from Stoneman Douglas High School) Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott
Biegel, Martin Duque, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke
Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena
Ramsay, Alex Schacter, Carmen Schentrup, and Peter Wang. These are only some of the many
students affected by various school violence incidents. Innocent people are being harmed by
the morally evil people of this world. School violence is only one of the many reasons to believe
that people must be born evil to perform such awful acts.