If teachers want to help, they should speak out. Families and kids should speak out. Speaking out will help to come down the deep anger they are carrying. It will heal the wounded and perhaps the authorities will focus their attentions to real reasons for violence. Toronto Star April18, p21.
Most violence is hidden.
The number of innocent victims will increase and needs of offenders will be ignored until it is too late. Speaking as a current high school student in the great ol' US of A, education in this counrty is so far down the toilet that its stuck in the septic tank. Teacher's standards need to be raised so that a teacher must actually get a degree in the subject they choose to teach. Tenure should be abolished. It only prevents the dismissal of a bad teacher simple because they've been their three or more years.