It was evident in comparing the responses from the surveys to the collected data from the state that many high school administrators do not see school violence as a major threat to the learning environment. There could be many reasons behind this discrepancy between actual data on school violence and school administrators’ perceptions of
school violence. Whether is it due to lack of knowledge in regard to what is and is not school violence, fear of negative publicity, or a state of denial (Trump 2005), it is imperative that school administrators take an honest accounting of the status of their school in regard to school violence.