Parents need detailed teacher comments, or they need to have teacher conferences. What teachers see of a child in school is often far different from what parents see at home. It is important to have the complete picture. When parents have a concern about a child, when something doesn't seem quite right, they need to work with the school to find explanations. Nearly every school has a counselor, a school psychologist and administrators who know something about children.
Schools have many resources to offer.
Parents and schools must work together to find solutions for troubled children. There is no simple answer to making our schools safe. Gun control is desperately needed, but it is at best years away. Schools must have effective security procedures without locking children in and the world out. Teachers must be alert for angry, alienated children, and take all threats seriously.