One in five American high school students regularly smoke marijuana. Fifteen percent of teenagers have tried cocaine. Teenage sex has produced 250,000 illegitimate births annually and countless abortions. There is an epidemic of venereal disease. In the 13 to 15year age group, the number is I out of 3.
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among teenagers.
Ten percent of the teachers have been attacked, and this fear shapes their reluctance to deal with problems that arise in the classroom. She said she would not report them for fear she would lose her job, or be assaulted by the students. Parents, I pastored in a small community, and no community is spared moral decadence.