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School Violence

In today's society I find that with every passing day things appear even more chaotic and outrageous than the day before. Not one day am I able to go home and look at the newspaper, read a magazine or watch the news without seeing some senseless act of violence that has devastated a community or nation. These deeds of horror have filtered down to our youth, and it is no longer safe to send your children to school or allow them to play on the playground.
Not too long ago I was watching the news, and heard of a seven year old girl being shot in the head by a classmate who was angry with her for not playing with him the previous day. That is ludicrous! Another incident was an instance where a man went into a day care program (ESP) and shot a teacher and first grade student, killing them both. Were you aware that in the past six years 173 brutal deaths in United States schools have occurred? Fifty percent of children nine to seventeen are worried about dying young and thirty-one perc...

Posted by: Amy Hetzel

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