This article caught my eye in light of the recent school shooting in Connecticut. I always thought school violence only seemed to be a problem in America, but this article proves that there are problems in schools all over the world. There seems to have been more violence in schools over the last decade. In 2003 we had the local ROCORI shooting where two people ended up dead at the hands of one person who was allegedly retaliating against one of the victims for school bullying. The shooter ended up being the son of a sheriff's deputy of Stearns County, whom at the time was 15 years old, and is now serving a life sentence in prison. It makes me wonder what we are doing differently from in the past that school violence is increasing. I think schools, and parents, both play an important role in teaching children how to get along and eliminating bullying- schools have a better opportunity when so many children are together at one time and place; parents have the obligation because...they are the parents and should be expected to be the role model at home.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/world/asia/china-knife-attack/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
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