Donnell Proctor stood before the state media and Governor Jeb Bush at a Tallahassee news conference. With the eloquence of the innocent, he asked those in attendance to bow their heads for a moment of silence. Last year at this time he was in jail for aggravated battery.
Parents are also concerned.
But let's be careful not to assume that schools are killing fields. The total number of incidents of youth crime are decreasing. Nevertheless, we can't be complacent nor drop our guard. We need to envision and realize a solution that replaces six-o'clock news video of horrific scenes of violence with images of students taking action to make their schools safe. And students are ready to take responsibility for working toward that solution.