Teacher killed in Texas high school stabbing

But then there would have to be an agreement, or even and acknowledgement that there really IS a problem, and then the problem would have to be defined, to ultimately create a follow up that addresses and solves the issue as it was defined in the first place. As an educator I can tell you that will NEVER happen b/c it's to LOGICAL to attack the issue in said manner.

Besides, show me a place where politicians and/or administrative heads (superintendents, school board members that aren't EVEN educators, mayors, governors, up, up, etc.) can call a spade a spade and I'll be looking at a place that isn't in America.

Angry white conservative

The teachers in Texas should be allowed to pack some heat, as well as some lunch.

Some do:

http://roan.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/12/3145688-packing-for-school-guns-on-campus-one-year-later

AWC

I live in Texas and this story is heartbreaking. My son was attacked and stabbed on the school bus home from school last Wednesday. Fortunately the stab wounds came from a pencil and were not life threatening. If they had been 4 inches to the right my son would have been stabbed in the neck, and who knows what could have happened. My son is just starting junior high and I gave him some lessons on what to expect. All the races get along in elementary, not so in JH and HS. I didn't know an incident would occur so quickly. The funny thing is the racial issue. My son is white the attacker is black and a friend of my son and a witness is Indian/Muslim. The incident was caught on tape, including audio, and the story my son told was confirmed. The perpetrator admitted what he did to the Principal. The boys father talked to the Principal and the detective handling the case and accused my son of making racial slurs to his son, as if that's an excuse for aggravated assault. The father was shut down in his tracks. I guess he wanted to see if it would stick. I picked up my son after the attack at his mothers house. After evaluating the injuries and the circumstances I called the police. My son gave a sworn statement and included the name of his Indian/Muslim friend. I got a call the next day from the boys mother and she tried to tear me a new one for allowing her sons name to be in the report. I tried to explain that her son was a material witness and she was asking my son to perjure himself, she didn't care. I told her she needs to learn American law. That went over like a fart in church. Needles to say I told my son to stick up and support your friends, but I'm not sure about this one. While this Indian/ Muslim ladies response may be idiosyncratic to her I don't think she's trying to be part of the community and poorly represents her community to me. Americans are supposed to stand up for what's right and not be so absorbed in themselves.

Blaming a kids violence on video games or tv is a cop out, the real blame lies on the parents and the school administrators that knew this kid was dangerous and did not take the appropriate steps to either get the child where he could get help or at least be controlled. This educators blood is also on their hands!