happening. While those steps may prevent students from conducting violent acts at school, they will not root out the more basic behavioral problems. And schools can't do it alone. Parents have to get involved and it may take enacting strict laws to get parents to the table. Is it legal to create a law that would hold parents (criminally) responsible for their children's actions? Maybe not, but it sure would get their attention. If the law were enacted, what would the punishment be? Would you take the child away and put them in a home where it could end up being worse to their development than staying with their parents? Fine the parents? That could ultimately cause them to have to work more and further neglect their children. Parents often have to concentrate more on their economic survival than the attitudes and behavior of their children. They do not have the quality time to spend with their children because of job responsibilities and ultimately rely on others to raise their children. While student violence is an enormous problem for our society and there is no simple remedy to fix it, something has to be done. Children have to be guided, and it is our most important job as parents to do just that.Parents have to nurture their children and provide them with strong positive guidance and discipline. We have to send our children to school as responsible and respectful young people and we can't expect our sitters or housekeeper to supplant us as parents. Making parents legally accountable for their children and requiring them to assume primary responsibility for the actions and control of their children may be the only way to do this and will ultimately offer the best chance for reducing the violence in our schools. ...
