Police have arrested 44 students at Springfield's Lanphier High School for fighting so far this year.
WAND-TV reporter Gordan Graham interviewed UIS Associate Professor in Teacher Education Allan Cook about what can be done to stop the problem.
"What we need to look at is violence prevention a lot of schools I think now are going towards anger managment counseling," said Cook.
The interview aired on October 1, 2009.
Watch the report online