It would benefit high school administrators if they would utilize action research to collect data and to evaluate whether school violence is a significant factor at their schools. This must be an honest assessment of the number of incidents of school violence at a school and the security measures already in use. School boards and school districts are extremely conscious of their budgets (Trump 2005), therefore this type of research is necessary to justify the expense of security systems and prevention programs. It might also be necessary to provide professional development programs to train school administrators, as well as faculty and staff, on what school violence is and what is just an infraction of the rules.