In a study, parents were asked to rate each television program that their children watched  The programs were rated for violent content on a scale of one to five, with one indicating no violence and five indicating a great deal  The number of times their children were disciplined in school was also recorded
Children who watched programs with an average violence rating of three or higher were 50 percent more likely to have been disciplined than other children
Children who are excited by violent action programs on television tend to become bored with schoolwork and to express their boredom in an unacceptable fashion.