People are more than numbers, but these numbers say a lot: In the 2005-2006 school year, 53% of school violence reports occurred in Massachusetts MIDDLE schools.

We have heard a lot about violence in high schools, but now, the focus is on middle schools. A number of school districts across the state have started middle school violence prevention programs. At-risk youth are being monitored at an ever earlier age. And in the age of the internet, school officials, counselors and administrators say that when the taunts and bullying begin on Myspace or FaceBook, the tensions are eventually brought into the classroom.

This week, we look at violence in middle schools, the programs, resources, and questions.

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Plus, in our web specials: Enter the "no bully zone", experience a day in the life of an almost middle school teacher, and learn more about the Deana’s Educational Theater and the Massachusetts Aggression Reducation Center…