Violence in schools in neighborhood pedreira, Belém (pa) Brazil

This paper investigates the problem of school violence in theneighborhood Pedreira in the city of Belém do Pará the research problem is: As human violence is manifested in the school environment and when associated with drug use starts to interfere with the maintenance of a model social to minimize its effects. The research was qualitative and quantitative. The method used was the interviews with teachers and the use of questionnaires with a hundred and seventy students group. Several reasons for the problem are listed, such as the treatment of the "differences"; the importance of "habitus" specific to each subject; the "symbolic violence"; the social problem of education. Among all the difficulties, poverty, lack of financial resources and lack of a regulated work has stimulated parallel activities, with the prevalence of drug trafficking and organized crime, leading to increase in all crime rates and the frequent cases of psychological disorders. The actions needed to decrease school violence are identified, which are consolidated with the support of the school community and the creation of codes of conduct essential to living together in the school environment.