who is responsible for school violence, parents or schools?

[Phillip K]

Who's responsible for school violence?

The simple answer would be the same source that taught children to disrespect authority. If you don't respect those in charge, you're going to wind up showing your discontent through escalating levels of acting out, until somebody eventually gets killed.

Look at how many school massacres there were when it was publicly condoned to spank your kiRAB, even if public, if they acted up.

[Msp]

The problem is too many people think like you. You believe that everyone is entitled to the wealth of others so that kiRAB expect there to be a level playing field just because they want it that way and their parents have reinforced the "have-nots should get" mentality. When they see that there are inequities in life, they don't know how to deal with them in an honest way, so they act violently. You, MA, ARE the problem.

[Patricia Seay]

Are you talking about earned wealth?

Or the ill-gotten wealth of thugs and thieves?

[Zathrain]

I believe the majority of the blame falls on the person behaving in a violent manner. I'm sure people who engage in violent behavior in school have been told that such behavior is wrong (either by parents or school or both), and I'm sure most of them know it is wrong while they are doing it; they simply choose to do it anyway. If the school started taking more strict methoRAB to deal with violence, people would simply complain about that and say their rights were being violated. If parents attempt more strict methoRAB of discipline, social services comes knocking on their doors and takes their kiRAB away saying the kid's rights are being violated. So while it seems people are desperately trying to protect everybody's rights, nobody cares much about the rights of the victims of the violent behavior. When little Johnny blows away his classmates, our society seems more concerned about little Johnny than the people he shot.

[RIP Billy Mays]

How about those who commit the violence. While both schools and parents, along with things like video games and TV, may bear some responsibility, let's place it squarely where it belongs/

[insulin_shooter]

It's irrelevant to the point.

[beautiful disaster]

The reason they're concerned about Johnny is to make sure that there aren't any more Johnnys about to do the same thing, thus saving more lives in the long run.

[StayTrue*]

Can you write in English please?

[CEM]

Those same TV shows and video games do not produce violence in many other countries where they are consumed with zest equal to that in the U.S.

[G***]

Oh really? Well, Mister JP know-it-all, when it comes to school violence, my children are honor students, actively engaged in their community, who don't do drugs, don't smoke, and don't fool around.

Whowuddaguessed?

Seems I'm part of the solution!