If you have parents who raise children to do certain things, and they don't have any respect for authority, any respect for life, these things happen. The high-profile shootings of the past two years belie a trend that has seen the gun death toll for children drop to its lowest level since 1989, according to a report from the Children's Defense Fund. But the incidents have caused school administrators to take seriously every threat of violence made by students. Glencliff Principal Swor said. Yesterday, Williams received two anonymous reports from students about violent threats made by classmates, including one involving a gun.
Teachers are more aware of it.
Warren Thompson, a clinical psychologist with Metro schools and an adjunct psychology professor at Vanderbilt University, said children are the best early warning system. Hunters Lane student Franklin said the Colorado shooting has prompted her to push for more gun safety education at her school. We've got to educate our kids more about gun control. Monique Fields and Nancy Mueller contributed to this story. Associated Press content is Copyrighted by The Associated Press.