People who work in the schools can't shoulder the whole burden. As school starts, many of us are haunted by images from recent news stories of children opening fire into schoolyards, but I wish every American would stop in to visit a local school and take a look around. They'd be reassured by the calm and orderliness in most hallways and classrooms. Well, it isn't easy. And sometimes schools don't.
Schools are part of a community.
And if a community isn't willing to take its responsibility for dangerous streets or for run-down and overcrowded school buildings, schools will suffer the consequences. We've enacted zero tolerance rules for deadly weapons. People who work in the schools can't do it all. The community has to do its part. Children need rules.